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Government AwardsEducation & Promotion
For ten years, the Oklahoma Trash Poster Contest has given Oklahoma school children the chance to discuss litter and its effects on the environment. Students K-12 create their own posters urging others to “Stop Trashing Oklahoma Please” or “Give Oklahoma a Clean Sweep.” Large copies of posters are distributed to schools and businesses, and a calendar of the 12 state winners has become very popular, with 34,000 distributed statewide in 1999 and 42,000 in 2000. The program has been duplicated in several states, but none has had the success that the contest generates in Oklahoma. The partnership of so many different groups and the great involvement from school children are the keys to their success. The students come up with more original and interesting ideas than any ad agency would have done, and through their own word of mouth, the message to stop litter is spread even further. Out of the mouths of babes, THE TRASH POSTER CONTEST IS SUPER NEWS FOR OKLAHOMA’S ENVIRONMENT! Beautification & LandscapingOklahoma State ParksIn Oklahoma’s 50 state parks, the trees were in trouble: we were losing our native and natural trees. Funds for replacement trees were very limited, but something had to be done. Oklahoma State Parks took the initiative and began the Reforestation and Beautification Project. This plan provides replacement trees in a very cost-effective manner --- because they grow the trees themselves. Oklahoma State Parks established three half-acre tree farm nurseries, in Osage, Caddo, and McIntosh Counties. Last spring, tree farm soil was prepared and students and local volunteers – all of whom were recruited to the service by Oklahoma State Parks, planted 1,500 seedlings. Three years from now, the first of these new trees will be transplanted into their permanent homes in Oklahoma State Parks. And for the rest of their lives, those students and volunteers will have developed a new respect and love for trees. TREE FARM NURSERIES ARE GREAT NEWS FOR OKLAHOMA’S STATE PARKS! Environmental ImprovementCherokee County Board of CommissionersThe Cherokee County Board of Commissioners is dedicated to cleaning up their home. They appointed a Committee for a Clean Cherokee County and created the Cherokee County Solid Waste Trust Authority. The Trust secured funding for the construction of three new Transfer Stations which also serve as Recycling Centers. The Commissioners have relentlessly pursued the illegal dumping problem. Since 1989, nearly all of the county’s 32 illegal dumpsites have been cleaned up. The Board supports an annual free dump day, called “Trash Off Day,” and they set up educational booths at the fair and other public events. THE CHEROKEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS GOOD NEWS FOR OKLAHOMA’S ENVIRONMENT! See other award winners: 
 
 
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