Bayou Preservation Association presents 11th Annual Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards Luncheon

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The Bayou Preservation Association’s 11th annual Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards luncheon will be presented virtually and will honor Jill Boullion and Terri Thomas as stewards in improving the health of bayous in the greater Houston area.

The prestigious award, named for the late Terry Hershey, honors individuals for their outstanding commitment to aiding in the conservation, preservation, restoration or advocacy of Houston's waterways. Awardees are selected from among the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Due to COVID-19 postponement in 2020, Bayou Preservation Association is honoring 2020's awardees in 2021.

Boullion, Executive Director of the Bayou Land Conservancy, is the honoree in the Nonprofit Sector category of the Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards, and Thomas, a long-time community supporter of bayous and the environment, has been tapped in the Private Sector category. These two individuals exemplify the high standards of conservationism set forth by Hershey, a life-long environmentalist and co-founder of the Bayou Preservation Association.

The Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards were created specifically to honor individuals who follow in Terry Hershey’s footsteps and build on her legacy of tireless advocacy, support, and leadership in bayou preservation. In recent years, the organization has also seen merit in recognizing additional categories of honorees that also contribute to these efforts. Hence, Bayou Preservation Association established a Special Recognition category in 2019.

There are two Special Recognition recipients this year: Teen environmental advocates Caoilin Krathaus and Lila Mankad, for their student-led initiative known as Bag Free Bayous, and the Houston Parks Board, for Bayou Greenways 2020, a transformative project for encouraging the public to appreciate our region’s bayous, with 150 miles of accessible trails and 3,000 acres of greenspace.

The Bayou Preservation Association’s 11th annual Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards luncheon will be presented virtually and will honor Jill Boullion and Terri Thomas as stewards in improving the health of bayous in the greater Houston area.

The prestigious award, named for the late Terry Hershey, honors individuals for their outstanding commitment to aiding in the conservation, preservation, restoration or advocacy of Houston's waterways. Awardees are selected from among the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Due to COVID-19 postponement in 2020, Bayou Preservation Association is honoring 2020's awardees in 2021.

Boullion, Executive Director of the Bayou Land Conservancy, is the honoree in the Nonprofit Sector category of the Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards, and Thomas, a long-time community supporter of bayous and the environment, has been tapped in the Private Sector category. These two individuals exemplify the high standards of conservationism set forth by Hershey, a life-long environmentalist and co-founder of the Bayou Preservation Association.

The Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards were created specifically to honor individuals who follow in Terry Hershey’s footsteps and build on her legacy of tireless advocacy, support, and leadership in bayou preservation. In recent years, the organization has also seen merit in recognizing additional categories of honorees that also contribute to these efforts. Hence, Bayou Preservation Association established a Special Recognition category in 2019.

There are two Special Recognition recipients this year: Teen environmental advocates Caoilin Krathaus and Lila Mankad, for their student-led initiative known as Bag Free Bayous, and the Houston Parks Board, for Bayou Greenways 2020, a transformative project for encouraging the public to appreciate our region’s bayous, with 150 miles of accessible trails and 3,000 acres of greenspace.

The Bayou Preservation Association’s 11th annual Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards luncheon will be presented virtually and will honor Jill Boullion and Terri Thomas as stewards in improving the health of bayous in the greater Houston area.

The prestigious award, named for the late Terry Hershey, honors individuals for their outstanding commitment to aiding in the conservation, preservation, restoration or advocacy of Houston's waterways. Awardees are selected from among the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Due to COVID-19 postponement in 2020, Bayou Preservation Association is honoring 2020's awardees in 2021.

Boullion, Executive Director of the Bayou Land Conservancy, is the honoree in the Nonprofit Sector category of the Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards, and Thomas, a long-time community supporter of bayous and the environment, has been tapped in the Private Sector category. These two individuals exemplify the high standards of conservationism set forth by Hershey, a life-long environmentalist and co-founder of the Bayou Preservation Association.

The Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Awards were created specifically to honor individuals who follow in Terry Hershey’s footsteps and build on her legacy of tireless advocacy, support, and leadership in bayou preservation. In recent years, the organization has also seen merit in recognizing additional categories of honorees that also contribute to these efforts. Hence, Bayou Preservation Association established a Special Recognition category in 2019.

There are two Special Recognition recipients this year: Teen environmental advocates Caoilin Krathaus and Lila Mankad, for their student-led initiative known as Bag Free Bayous, and the Houston Parks Board, for Bayou Greenways 2020, a transformative project for encouraging the public to appreciate our region’s bayous, with 150 miles of accessible trails and 3,000 acres of greenspace.

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Virtual
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TICKET INFO

$225-$500; Sponsorships starts at $3,000.
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