Youth Environmental Leadership Award Program

Purpose

This award recognizes a student, scout or member of another youth organization who demonstrates environmental leadership and stewardship in a positive manner. This award may have up to three award recipients each year.

Description / Criteria

Youth Environmental Leadership Award Recognizes children aged 6 to 13 years who demonstrate environmental leadership and stewardship.

Some examples of projects eligible for this award are listed:

• Improve school grounds or other public spaces by restoring or enhancing the outdoor environment via conservation landscaping.
• Improving buildings by natural means, using eco-friendly and natural materials or elements.
• Projects that reduce waste, promote, or encourage recycling, conserve energy, protect wildlife, and provide environmental education to others.
• Fundraising for conservation or sustainability initiatives, elements, or practices.

Nominations

Students are typically nominated by a parent, peer, or educator.

• Youth initiative: What leadership was demonstrated by the youth?
• Environmental Impact: How did this project positively impact the environment?

Nominations can be submitted in the following manner:

• Completing the fillable form and submitting it via the form at the bottom of this page
• Printing and mailing the completed nomination form to:
  • City of Laurel
    Youth Environmental Leadership Awards Program
    C/o Office of the Mayor
    8103 Sandy Spring Road
    Laurel, Maryland 20707
• Nomination forms can also be dropped off in the drop box at the Laurel Municipal Center

Details

• Coordinator
  • Mayor's Executive Assistant or designee
• Committee
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Two Members of the City's Environmental Affairs Committee
  • One members of Laurel 4 Patuxent organization,
• Selection Dates
  • Month of November
• Location
  • Citywide
• Award
  • Plaque
  • Certificate
  • A gift card will be presented to the award recipient(s).
• Presentation
  • The presentation of the award will be at a Mayor and City Council meeting or at the award recipient(s) school.