CWN Launches "No Invasives in My Back Yard" NIIMBY
Announces Weed Warrior Awards

On July 19 and 20th, the Carlsbad Watershed Network launches " No Invasives In My Back Yard" (NIIMBY) and announces the first recipients of the NIIMBY 2005 Weed Warrior Award.

The Project NIIMBY launch is a part of the Statewide Celebration of California Weed Awareness Week, July 18-24, 2005. In June 2003, the CA State Legislature adopted resolution (ACR No. 114) that designates the third Monday of July as Weed Awareness Week.

The Weed Warrior Award is given to cities, agencies, and non-profits, and individuals who actively support the effort to rid the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit of invasive plant species and who further the mission and goals of the Carlsbad Watershed Network clean water and natural habitat within the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit. With the Weed Warrior Award, we hereby thank and recognize their support, contribution, and hard work on behalf of all of residents.

Senator Bill Morrow and Mr. Sean Hoffman, Field Representative for Assemblyman Mark Wyland presented the Weed Warrior Awards on behalf of the Carlsbad Watershed Network.

NIIMBY WEED WARRIOR 2005 AWARDS
City Award City of Vista
Exemplary Public Employee Jerry Hittleman
Exemplary NGO Preserve Calavera
Cooperative Natural Resources Agency Department of Fish & Game
Stewards of the Earth Brad Roth & Bradley Rubottom

NIIMBY Weed Warrior Awards
Senator Morrow emphasizing the importance of the efforts of the CWN Invasive Plant Control Project.
Casy Cinciarelli, Karen Merrill and Duane Nygaard of Preserve Calavera; John Ekhoff representing the CA Dept of Fish and Game; Jerry Httleman, City of Oceanside; Isabelel kay CWN, and Senator Bill Morrow.
Sean Hoffman from Assemblyperson Mark Wyland's office with Brad Roth of the Cottonwood Conservancy, Kevin Skjei standing in for Bradley Rubottom, Linda Isakson, Stormwater Program manager for the City of Vista and Isabelle Kay of the UCNRS representing CWN.

 

Further information:
Attendance: Merle Okino O’Neill 760-505-9649
Press: Doug Gibson: 760-436-3944