On the centennial of one of America’s greatest treasures — national parks — the 2016 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence (the SAFE Water Award) will be presented to the National Park Service and its director, Jonathan B. Jarvis.
Jarvis will receive the award during the annual Water’s Edge gala to be held on Nov. 3 at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, according to a Stroud Water Research Center press release.
Presented each year since 2011, the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence honors individuals, institutions, or organizations whose work contributes broadly to the conservation and protection of freshwater resources and ecosystems, improving the quantity and quality of fresh water, or developing policies and practices which help perpetuate clean fresh water for future generations and wildlife.
Jarvis began his career with the National Park Service in 1976 as a seasonal interpreter in Washington, D.C. His 39-year career has taken him from ranger to resource management specialist to park biologist to superintendent of parks such as Craters of the Moon, North Cascades, and Mount Rainier. Before being confirmed as the 18th director of the National Park Service in 2009, Jarvis served as regional director of the bureau's Pacific West Region.
Today, Jarvis oversees an agency with more than 22,000 employees and a $3 billion budget. Guiding the National Park Service into its second century is Jarvis’ plan, A Call to Action, which outlines ways the National Park Service will continue to preserve America’s special places throughout the 21st century. Crystal Clear – one of the points in the plan – highlights how the National Park Service will continue its commitment to the health and protection of America’s freshwater systems.
The diverse areas managed by the National Park Service encompass more than 84 million acres and serve to preserve and protect freshwater resources throughout the U.S., while the 280 million annual visitors to more than 400 national parks generate $30 billion in economic benefit across the nation.
The Stroud Water Research Center, which has been working for nearly 50 years to protect the health of the world’s fresh water, is pleased to confer this award to Jarvis for his support of this country’s natural resources and in honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, which has done so much to preserve and protect freshwater resources, the release said.
The public is invited to join The Water’s Edge festivities, which will feature an informative lecture followed by an elegant dinner. Tickets are $500 per person or $200 for young friends (21-40 years of age). Business sponsorships are $10,000 for a table of 10, and $5,000 for a table of six. Wilmington Trust renewed its support as the event’s presenting sponsor, the release said.
Prior recipients of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence include Alexandra Cousteau in 2015; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2014; Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., and Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., in 2013; John Briscoe, Ph.D., in 2012; and Olivia Newton-John and her husband, John Easterling, in 2011. To learn more about the award and past recipients, go to http://www.stroudcenter.org/safe. For more information or to buy tickets, visit http://www.stroudcenter.org/events.
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