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"Each year our awards committee puts out an all-points-bulletin for conservation heroes," says Eddie Nickens, chairperson of the Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards program. "We seek to leam about those people, agencies, and businesses that go an extra ten miles in the cause of conserving North Carolina's natural treasures. And each year we are amazed at the commitment and creativity of North Carolina citizens in protecting wildlife and wild places. And many of our award winners tell us their Governor's Conservation Achievement Award represents the high point of their career- whether they are full-time scientists or full-time volunteer conservationists." Awards winners are nominated by the citizens of North Carolina and decided upon by a committee of scientists, environmental educators, and conservation activists. "This awards program brings together a remarkably diverse group of conservationists to highlight the 'good news' about wildlife conservation in North Carolina," says Bill Kane, president of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and a professor of management at Western Carolina University. "Our primary focus is to applaud and honor these people who work so hard for wildlife. But we also like to point out that there is so much common ground shared by people who use the outdoors in North Carolina in very different ways." The North Carolina Wildlife Federation is among the state's oldest and largest conservation organizations, with offices in Raleigh and Charlotte. The mission of the group is to be the leading advocate for all NC wildlife and its habitat. www.ncwf.org To find out more about Vulcan Materials Company visit their website at www.vulcanmaterials.com or contact Thomas E. Carroll at (336) 744-2032. # # # Editors: If you use any of this material in your publications, please let Eddie Nickens know (contact listed above) so that the N.C. Wildlife Federation can better utilize its media lists. Thank you. C~I