FARMINGTON, NH—Moose Mountains Regional Greenways received a national honor with a grant from the Kodak American Greenway Awards Program in Arlington, Virginia. The $1,000 grant will be used to help fund the production of a high-quality color brochure describing the benefits of land and water resources. In addition to the grant award, Moose Mountains Regional Greenways will be showcased as a national model for its innovative land conservation efforts in New Hampshire’s northern Strafford and southern Carroll counties.
The highly competitive Kodak Awards provide seed money to spark creativity in conservation, outdoor recreation, trail and greenway development. Moose Mountains Regional Greenways is one of only 39 groups recognized nationwide for its innovative conservation efforts out of more than 230 applicants.
According to The Conservation Fund’s President, Larry Selzer, “The projects selected this year represent some of the best grassroots conservation and greenway development efforts in the United States. The Fund supports these local initiatives because they are thoughtful, action-oriented projects that will serve as models for other communities around the country.”
Today this grassroots, non-profit organization represents a dynamic collaboration between community leaders, private landowners, resource managers, and government and private conservation entities working to conserve and connect the most special undeveloped lands of northern Strafford and southern Carroll Counties. For more information, call 603-817-8260 or visit www.mmrg.info.
“It’s a great honor to have our efforts recognized through such a competitive program,” said Moose Mountains Regional Greenways Chairman of the Board Cynthia Wyatt. “And the grant itself will help us to raise awareness of the importance of our regional natural resources.”
The Kodak American Greenway Awards are made possible through the generous support of the Eastman Kodak Company. As the world’s imaging leader, Kodak sets the standard in traditional picture taking, while working to bring the latest in digital imaging technologies to the marketplace.
The Kodak American Greenway Awards program is administered by The Conservation Fund, a recognized leader in working with local communities to expand the nation’s network of linked open spaces. The Fund provides small grants to non-profit organizations and government agencies to help develop new action-oriented greenway projects. Since 1985 The Conservation Fund and its partners have permanently protected more than 4 million acres of important wildlife habitat, working landscapes, and recreation areas. For the third year in a row, the Fund was named the nation’s top-rated environmental nonprofit by the American Institute of Philanthropy.
Moose Mountains Regional Greenways’ mission is to identify and conserve important natural resource areas, including water resources, working farm and forest lands, wildlife habitat and recreational areas; to make others aware of these efforts; and to join protected lands to form greenways. This grassroots, non-profit organization represents a dynamic collaboration between community leaders, private landowners, resource managers, and government and private conservation entities working to conserve and connect the most special undeveloped lands of northern Strafford and southern Carroll Counties. For more information, call 603-817-8260 or visit www.mmrg.info
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