The Joshua Tree National Park Association (JTNPA) is seeking nominations for the tenth Annual Minerva Hoyt California Desert Conservation Award. Minerva Hamilton Hoyt was a South Pasadena resident whose persistent campaign to preserve the deserts of southern California persuaded President Franklin Roosevelt and Congress to create Joshua Tree National Monument in 1936.
Nominees will have made a notable achievement toward conservation of the California desert in one or more of the following areas: 1) leadership resulting in legislative action or public policy in the area of desert conservation, 2) research leading to improved conservation knowledge, techniques or strategies, 3) conservation partnerships and collaborations, or 4) education and outreach activities. Nomination guidelines and forms are available on the Association’s website at www.joshuatree.org. All nominations must be received by JTNPA no later than January 10, 2014. The 2013 Hoyt Award winner will be announced in mid-February, 2014.
