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Environmental Excellence Award Recipients

2011

Fairfax County Restoration Project — Organization Award

Recognized for numerous projects that serve to fulfill its mission to “strengthen the relationship between people and nature through community action.” The nomination highlighted:

• A conference for homeowners on the need for and value of watershed stewardship.
• A Schoolyard Greening Project that converted turf areas to forest at a pumping station, providing a living classroom for nearby public schools.
• A Native Tree Discount Coupon program providing for discounts for purchases of native trees at a local nursery.
• A “Reforest Fairfax” tree gifting program through which trees will be planted in the county in honor of friends, family or clients.
• A partnership with a homeowners association on restoration of degraded areas near the I-495 HOT Lanes project.

Fairfax County Department of Vehicle Services — Organization Award

Recognized for its strong environmental steward as an environmentally conscious, forward-looking agency. The nomination highlighted:

• Development and continuing expansion of a hybrid-drive vehicle fleet, including the acquisition of a hybrid hydraulic “launch assist” refuse collection truck.
• Use of grant funding to retrofit school buses with an emerging technology to achieve substantial reductions in emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
• Pursuit of a pilot project to test, on heavy trucks, technologies to reduce engine idling.
• Leadership in countywide efforts, and active contributions to state efforts, to prepare for the commercial introduction of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
• Numerous efforts to reduce the use of resources, release of pollutants and generation of wastes in DVS operations.