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For Immediate Release October 2 , 2011
For More Information Contact:
Kathleen G. Henry
President
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
(314) 231-4181
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center Presents
Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award to
Dr. Peter H. Raven
On Sunday, October 2, 2011, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center presented its Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award to Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Great Rivers presents this award annually to an individual who has shown long-time commitment to the preservation of the environment.
The Great Rivers’ board of directors selected Dr. Raven because for decades he has been an outspoken advocate for the need for conservation throughout the world based on efforts to attain sustainability and social justice. During his forty-year tenure at the Missouri Botanical Garden, he led it to become a world-class center for botanical research, education and horticulture display.
Great Rivers honored Dr. Raven in a party at the Busch Family Mansion at Grant’s Farm.
The award is named after the founder of Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, the late Lewis C. Green, a leading environmental litigator in Missouri for many decades.
Great Rivers is a nonprofit public interest environmental law firm in St. Louis that provides free and reduced fee legal services to those seeking to protect the environment and public health. Its web address is: www.greatriverslaw.org.