COLUMBIA, SC-- The Berkley Conservation
Institute (BCI), part of Berkley Fishing, announced the 2012 BCI Conservation
Awards during ceremonies at the 2013 Bassmaster
Classic in Tulsa, Okla. John Doerr, Pure Fishing CEO,
presented the awards with B.A.S.S. Conservation National Director Noreen Clough
accepting the awards on behalf of the winning B.A.S.S. Nation organizations.
Winner of the 2012 Berkley Conservation
award was the Aurora Bassmasters, Ontario, Canada B.A.S.S. Nation. Their approach was multi-faceted and
included projects such as the Scanlon Creek Adopt A
Stream, Queensville Adopt A Road, Lake Simcoe Wild
Rice Restoration, line recycling, VHS and bass tagging research.
"B.A.S.S. Nation clubs across North
America provide so many volunteer hours to accomplish so many great
projects," said Berkley Conservation Director Jim Martin. "One of the
highlights of the year is the evaluation of the club submittals and seeing all
the magnificent accomplishments. Aurora Bassmasters
certainly raised the bar regarding the number of quality projects and we are
excited to see so much conservation involvement by so many clubs."
Honorable Mention Awards were presented
to the Maryland B.A.S.S. Nation for their continued work with MD Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) and state legislators to re-establish the DNR's Tidal
Bass Manager position, among other projects; and to the New York Bass Nation
for their commitment to long term invasive water chestnut removal as an
invasive species control and educational awareness program, line recycling plus
more.
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