DAR Conservation Award

Press Release: For Immediate Release
Contact: Genie Fritz (214) 352-8370

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALIST HONORED
The Thankful Hubbard Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has honored local environmentalist, Edward (Ned) Fritz, with the DAR Conservation Medal Award. A recipient of this award must have a distinguished and outstanding conservation record. As the father of environmentalism in Texas for his work in establishing many environmental organizations; his efforts in conserving land and wildlife; and his efforts in environmental education, Ned Fritz easily met the criteria for the award, according to chapter members.

Zipra Morgan, Regent of the Austin chapter and A. Gayle Hudgens, Ph.D., Chapter Conservation Chair, will be coming from Austin to Dallas for the award ceremony. The ceremony will take place Sunday, March 11, at 1:30 p.m. in Raible Chapel of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Preston Road at Normandy. The public is invited.

The DAR Conservation Committee was first established at the national level in 1909 and has since emphasized the responsible use of our natural resources. It also promotes recycling, water conservation, airscaping with native plants. It offers updates on land use issues, alternative energy sources and aquifer replenishment.