Awards Presented by the Linn Conservancy

Achievement

2002 – Northumberland County Agricultural Preservation Program

2003 – Dersham Family

2017 – Union County Commissioners Pennsylvania Land Trust Association (PaLTA) Governmental Conservation Award. Commissioners nominated by Merrill Linn Conservancy.

Jeff Bowers Award

2012 – Thom Fantaskey, Shawn McLaughlin

2013 – Shanon Burkland Stamm

Service Award

1997 – Joseph Priestley Unitarian Fellowship

1999 – JPM Company, Union County Agricultural Preservation Board

2000 – Geoff Goodenow

2002 – Neal Woodruff

2004 – Ed Culver, June Masters Hoyle

2005 – Florence Pyle

2007 – Roger Curran

2009 – Judith Ellis and Susan Travis

2010 – Terry and Dotti Zimmermann, Ruth Bradford Burnham

2011 – Diane Donato, Wayne McDiffett

2012 – Joseph Southerton

2014 – Tom Gibson

2015 – Lower Penns Creek Watershed Association

2016 – Bill Deitrick

2017 – Pat Arduini

2018 – Ann Gelnett

Lifetime Achievement

1997 – Richard Nickelsen

1998 – John G. Clark, David C. Johnson

2001 – Mifflinburg Middle School Outdoor Education Program, Warren G. Abrahamson

2006 – Jeff Bowers

2014 – Allen Schweinsberg

Stewardship Award

1997 – Margaret Seebold

1999 – Benjamin and Geneva Chambers

2005 – Mary Koons

2006 – Markunas Family

2007 – Allan Grundstrom

2008 – Ryan Stush, Tom Travis

2017 – Mary Ann Haladay-Bierly

2018 – Samantha Pearson

2019 – John Showers

Additionally, in 2015, Shade Mountain Winery was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation. And, in 2016 Bob and Barbara Koch, Christopher Lee and Dawn Warren and Peggy Lauver were recognized for donation of agricultural easement rights to Union County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Program.