Nevada County Land Trust Honors John Taylor for a Lifetime of Conservation Leadership at the First Annual Oak Tree Ball: May 8
April 13, 2010
"Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow" is a well known Greek proverb. The oak is designated as the National Tree of the United States. Oak woodlands are the iconic landscape for California. Our Sierra foothill community are covered in oaks.
Nevada County Land Trust, in celebration of its 20th anniversary is holding the first annual Oak Tree Ball on May 8 at Alta Sierra Country Club. In addition, NCLT will honor John Taylor with the William Nickerl Award for Conservation Leadership.
The Land Trust award is given to individuals who demonstrate the six traits personified in by namesake, William (Bill) Nickerl. Among them are a long time commitment to the cause of land conservation, fostering or inventing a new effort which has demonstrated measurable success, never gave up in the face of a challenge, and perhaps most importantly inspires others. Previous recipients were Bill Nickerl and John Olmsted.
“We are thrilled to have a way to honor John Taylor for a lifetime commitment to conservation,” said Marty Coleman Hunt, executive director for Nevada County Land Trust. “I worked for John when he was Board President for NCLT. I witnessed that he has a unique ability to bring people together to work on a common goal. We are so lucky that he chose our community for retirement, though he is probably busier now than any time in his life. That’s just the way he is.” Presenting the Award for Conservation Leadership to John will be Nevada County District II Supervisor Ed Scofield.
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