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National Audubon Society
Women in Conservation Luncheon
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Luncheon at The Plaza.
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The
National Audubon Society hosted their Fifth Annual Women in Conservation
Luncheon, on Tuesday, May 20 at The Plaza in New York. Sigourney
Weaver was the emcee. Allison Rockefeller is
Awards Council founding chair and Carol
Browner is the chair of the Audubon Society.
Since 2004, Audubon has recognized women in conservation with the
organization's prestigious Rachel Carson Award. Rachel Carson Award
winners have been among the most distinguished in their fields and
again this year Audubon salutes an outstanding group of leaders.
This year's honorees were Bette Midler – founder
of the New York Restoration Project, Teresa Heinz– one
of the nation's leading environmental advocates, Central
Park Conservancy – Jean Clark, Norma Dana, Marguerite
Purnell, Elizabeth Barlow Rogers and the late Phyllis
Cerf Wagner. These women are environmental pioneers
and are helping to ensure that future generations can live healthy
lives in a sustainable environment.
Audubon's Women in Conservation Program was created for girls and
women to discover the world of conservation and connect with the
best and brightest women leaders in the environmental movement. The
program promotes education on important environmental issues, like
climate change, clean air and water, wildlife preservation, and environmental
justice. Audubon is interested in connecting girls and young women
to the environmental movement by providing a forum for education,
information sharing and exchange of ideas.
In addition to the prestigious Rachel Carson Award, the Women in
Conservation program also offers a prominent scholarship which will
provide young women with opportunities to create their own impact
in the environmental world.
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Audubon Society president John Flicker, honorees Teresa Heinz-Kerry and Bette Midler, emcee Sigourney Weaver, Audubon Society chair Carol Browner.
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Honorees Bette Midler, Jean Clark, and Norma Dana; Allison Rockefeller, founding chair of the Rachel Carson Awards Council.
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Eli Halliwell, Chris Heinz.
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Teresa Heinz, Majora Carter.
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Gillian Miniter.
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Coco Kopelman.
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Jean Clark, Norma Dana with their awards.
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Mark Gilbertson, Cynthia Lufkin.
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Dan Lufkin, Bette Midler.
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Patrick McMullan |
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