TUFFF Wild Trout Stewardship Award

Nomination Deadline: May 15, 2010

The “TUFFF Wild Trout Stewardship Award” is conferred by the International Wild Trout Symposium for the implementation of an outstanding fishery project or plan that makes a significant contribution to the conservation, protection, restoration, or enhancement of a cold water fishery.

This award is made to a club, group, or other organization. The Symposium Awards Committee reviews all nominations and selects recipients. This award is reviewed every three years in conjunction with the symposia and may be given to a single, more than a single recipient, or at times, may not be awarded, dependent on nominations received.

Nominations are due by May 15th of each symposium year and require a one to three page written justification and photographs that are suitable for publication in the proceedings of the symposium. It is expected that awardees will submit an abstract to the Program Committee for consideration of a presentation or a poster paper at the Wild Trout Symposium. All nominations are to be submitted electronically to Jim Daley (jgdaley@gw.dec.state.ny.us), Awards Committee Chairman .

The award includes a certificate of achievement and an honorarium of $1,000.