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Keep America Beautiful. <http://www.kab.org/awards1.cfm>.
Since 1953, the Keep America Beautiful National Awards Program has recognized outstanding organizations and people who by their actions instill a sense of individual responsibility in others for the care and well-being of their communities. This group encourages positive action and fosters public-private partnerships to prevent litter, beautify and improve communities, and promote waste minimization.
The President's Environmental Youth Awards. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. <http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/awards.html>. Established in 1971, this program recognizes young people across America for projects that demonstrate their commitment to the environment.
River of Words. River of Words Project. <http://www.deq.state.va.us/education/rowwinners.html>.
ROW is an environmental art and poetry contest for children in grades K–12. The Virginia ROW contest is a branch of the International River of Words program founded by former Poet Laureate Robert Hass.
Virginia Environmental Stewardship Awards. Virginia Petroleum Council. <http://www.deq.state.va.us/info/vpcaward.html>.
Virginia Environmental Stewardship Awards are sponsored by Virginia's Secretary of Natural Resources (http://www.naturalresources.virginia.gov/) and the Virginia Petroleum Council. Nominations are encouraged that exemplify innovative and effective stewardship activities that serve to protect and enhance local and state natural resources. Qualifications for nominees are intentionally broad in scope. The awards are open to any individual, class, school, public/private partnership, environmental group, or community group that has undertaken a single project or for activities over a period of time.
Virginia Naturally School Recognition Award Program. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. <http://www.dgif.state.va.us/education/Van_school_recognition.html>. Virginia Naturally Exemplary Schools is the official environmental education school recognition program of the commonwealth, administered by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Its purpose is to recognize those exemplary efforts undertaken by Virginia schools to increase the environmental awareness and stewardship of its students. This is not a one-time award but one upon which you may build and achieve additional recognitions each year you participate.

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