Portland, ORE – Oregon’s leading public lands advocacy organization, Oregon Wild, is seeking nominations for the first annual Tim Lillebo Wildlands Warrior Award. Named after the late Tim Lillebo who spent nearly four decades as the eastern Oregon representative of Oregon Wild, the award recognizes one individual for their passion, commitment, and tenacity in advocating for the wildlands, wildlife, and waters of Oregon.
“Those who knew Tim will always be inspired by his example and the legacy he left,” said Sean Stevens, executive director of Oregon Wild. “On several occasions during his career when Oregon Wild was short on cash Tim worked for free – he cared too much about this place to let up for a single day in advocating for Oregon’s wild places. We hope we can honor his spirit with the award and help inspire Oregonians to follow in his path.”
Nomination information can be found at: www.oregonwild.org/
More About Tim Lillebo
For more than 40 years, conservation pioneer Tim Lillebo devoted his life to protecting and restoring the old-growth forests, rugged canyons, whitewater, and wildlife of Oregon. From the marble halls of Congress to the dusty trails of the Deschutes, Malheur, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, his passion and dedication set the standard for Oregon’s conservation community to follow. As a result of his efforts, hundreds of thousands of acres of Wilderness and old-growth have been safeguarded as a legacy that will be appreciated for generations to come.
This year, Oregon Wild is launching the Tim Lillebo Wildlands Warrior Award to recognize the work of heroes who embody Lillebo’s perseverance and fearlessness in advocating for Oregon’s treasures. Our goal is to celebrate those who share the commitment to conservation that Tim held so fiercely, and to inspire a new generation of Oregonians to follow his example in the fight to protect the wildlands, wildlife, and waters that make our state such a special place.
The award announcement comes on March 2 – what would have been Lillebo’s 63rd birthday.
Award Selection and Notification
Nomination forms must be submitted by midnight April 17, 2015 by e-mailing a completed nomination form to [email protected]. Nomination forms and more details can be found at www.oregonwild.org/
The award winner will be announced publicly at the Oregon Wilderness Conference on May 16, 2015 in Portland. The award winner will receive a gift of a $5,000 cash prize and be featured in an issue of the Oregon Wild newsletter magazine.
