John Sproul presents the Conservation Award to Charlie Wakeem while Audubon Chapter President, Lucretia Chew, looks on (Photo courtesy of Bob Johnson)
This past Saturday evening (February 20, 2010) Charlie Wakeem received the Conservation Award from the El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society at their Annual Awards Banquet held at Jaxon's on Airway.
The local chapter of the Audubon Society presents the Conservation Award each year to someone who actively promotes conservation in the El Paso, Texas area. That person is someone who stands out as a "voice of conservation".
Wakeem has been a leading crusader for land conservation and open space in the City of El Paso. He is currently the Chairman of the City of El Paso Open Space Advisory Board - a board that directly advises the Mayor and City Council. Charlie is also on the board of the Frontera Land Alliance. The preserve in Resler Canyon bears his name: the Wakeem-Teschner Nature Preserve at Resler Canyon.
Past recipients have included UTEP professors Wynn Anderson, Richard Teschner and John Sproul. Peter Beste of the El Paso Cactus and Rock Club has also been a recipient.
During Saturday's dinner and ceremony, Audubon member, Janet Perkins, received the Meritorious Service Award in recognition of her service benefiting the Society and nature.
Frontera Land Alliance President Mike Gaglio will speak at the next meeting of the El Paso/Trans Pecos Audubon Society which will be held on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the EPCC Rio Grande Campus, 100 West Rio Grande, Building 4010, Room 119. Mike will describe various ways land is conserved and introduce the audience to Frontera - the El Paso area's only 501(c)3 land trust whose mission is to preserve land in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
Clockwise from far left: Charlie Wakeem, Diane Wakeem, Helen Cooke, Jim Tolbert, Jamie Ackerman, Judy Ackerman (Photo courtesy of Bob Johnson)
Congratulations Charlie!
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