Environmental Stewardship Award

About the Program
The Environmental Stewardship Award seeks to recognize excellence and effort by any BCLNA member for outstanding achievement in maintianing or promoting a sustainable, healthy environment.

One winner, proven to be exemplary environmental stewards will be chosen by the judges and receive a $500 cash prize and industry acknowledgement through featured coverage in HortWest Magazine, on this website, and through media releases. The ESA program commences in early summer, with judging occurring in mid-October.

For more information download the entry package here.

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2009 Environmental Stewardship Award Winners

Kwantlen Community Garden - ESA Winner
In the spring of 2008, Kwantlen’s School of Horticulture partnered with Douglas Park Community School to create an outdoor classroom that provides an opportunity for learners from kindergarten to grade five to explore their connections to food systems and engage in vegetable gardening in an urban setting. The design and construction of the garden area was genuinely collaborative and included Kwantlen students in the Horticulture Technology Diploma and Landscape Apprenticeship programs, as well as the faculty and staff of the School of Horticulture. Members of the Douglas Park Community School are encouraged to visit the garden at all times of the year to discover the abundant possibilities of growing food in the Langley area.

Kwantlen Community Garden - 2009 BCLNA Environmental Stewardship Award

Boundary Bay Earthwise Garden - Honourable Mention
Earthwise transformed an historic but dilapidated farm into a welcoming and accessible public garden that demonstrates ecological gardening design concepts, plant uses and maintenance techniques. The garden demonstrates to homeowners, students and professionals alike pesticide and herbicide free gardening; use of native plants; how to group and choose plants to conserve water, attract wildlife and beneficial insects; and how to integrate recycled building materials into a garden. Respect for its historical land use and existing wildlife communities was taken into consideration when designing the new garden.

Heike Designs - Honourable Mention
Heike Designs is focused on creating attractive landscapes while being dedicated to an environmentally friendly vision, with the ultimate aspiration of having zero impact on the environment. Heike Designs’ goals are close to the steps outlined in the Whistler 2020 sustainability plan, which uses the “Natural Step” framework as a conservation agenda. Natural objects such as logs and stumps are not removed from the landscape, but are incorporated as design elements and turned into new features in the landscape. Gardens are integrated into the natural landscape through the use of native plant material to Whistler.

Thanks to all our sponsors!
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