MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • April 18, 2021
Even with a pandemic, with a divided citizenry unable to agree on the most basic facts, and with abhorrent structural racism, our environmental problems won’t magically disappear. We honor Anne “Andy” Burt, longtime environmental advocate; Peter Dugas, tenacious citizen lobbyist for Citizens’ Climate Lobby; Tom Klak, champion of the American chestnut tree; Carrie Mayo, hometown environmental activist; Heather McCargo, dedicated native plants promoter and educator; and Partners for World Health, a Portland-based nonprofit that has kept millions of pounds of medical supplies out of landfills and incinerators. We also recognize Harvard Pilgrim Healthy Champion Alivia Moore, of the Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective; Lee Auto Mall Community Farm Champion Liberation Farms; and three young MOFGA Russell Libby scholars who fill us with local food – and hope.