Conservation Awards!

The MCV Distinguished Service Award is given to a member(s) who has worked actively over the years to help Montana Conservation Voters achieve its goals by helping to elect candidates, hold elected officials accountable, organize, fundraise, and advance environmental protection through political action. 

This year's award goes to Bob and Beth Jaffe of MCV's Missoula Chapter.  As MCV members since 2005, this energetic couple has done an enormous amount in a short amount of time.  MCV endorsed Bob Jaffe in his successful bid for Missoula's City Council in 2005.  They have helped set up our phonebank-in-a-box for MCV's grassroots lobbying outreach effort during the 2007 legislature and also housed it in his office for four months. Bob has also done pro-bono computer service throughout his involvement with MCV.  And they've been benefactors for MCV by donating a one year Web Hosting Service package for our 2008 Annual Meeting Silent Auction.  Most recently, Beth has joined the local Missoula County Chapter Board and has helped out significantly as a Vice Chair.  In addition to all of this, the couple has opened their house for all Missoula Chapter meetings. 

Congratulation Bob and Beth!

The MCV Conservation Champion Award is given to an elected or appointed public official who has taken courageous positions and actions that have led to demonstrated improvements for Montana’s environment - clean air and water, fish and wildlife, forests, open space and public health.

This year's recipient, Dr. Steve Running, has devoted his entire, remarkable career to monitoring and assessing the state of the earth and earth systems.  As a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and 2007 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, he has reviewed the enormous and accumulating body of scientific evidence on climate change, and has worked tirelessly to make that evidence understood by policy makers and the public all across the world. 

• The “MCV Distinguished Service Award” went to Julia Page, a former MCV board member who has worked actively over the years to help Montana Conservation Voters achieve its goals by helping to elect candidates, hold elected officials accountable, organize, fundraise, and advance environmental protection through political action.
• The “MCV Conservation Champion Award” went to Ron Erickson, a former legislator who has taken courageous positions and actions that have led to demonstrated improvements for Montana’s environment - clean air and water, fish and wildlife, forests, open space and public health.