Environmental Leaders Honored

Mark Schlossberg wasn’t satisfied with what a group of 10 environmental stewards have accomplished thus far.

After accepting his award as part of the first-ever Environmental Leadership Awards, sponsored by AgrEvo Environmental Health and Lawn & Landscape magazine, Schlossberg challenged his co-winners.

"I am very proud of what we have all done thus far, but we have to keep working at telling our story to the public and the media so people understand what it is that we do," Schlossberg encouraged the contractors and guests at the awards banquet. "We’ve made a lot of progress already, but there is still a long, long way to go."

Schlossberg and the nine other recipients received their awards at a reception held at the Hard Rock Café in Baltimore, Md., during the 1999 Green Industry Expo.

Michael McDermott, business group director for AgrEvo Environmental Health, congratulated each of the winners and noted that lawn and landscape professionals aren’t publicly recognized often enough for the work that they do to protect and serve the environment.

"AgrEvo salutes these environmental stewards and encourages all industry personnel to remember that our work begins and ends with the environment around us," he said.

Individuals interested in nominating someone for next year’s Leadership Award should contact Lawn & Landscape’s Bob West at 800/456-0707 ext. 239 or email him at bwest@lawnandlandscape.com.

The author is Editor of Lawn & Landscape magazine.