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In the Watter of WesofUtion No. 9 6/3 5 6
Congratulating Arthur Bonweffand
Dr. Wary Bowerman, 1scipients of the
Chevron/Tzmes-911irror Conservation Award
`GVJ&4UAS, on May 15, 1996, Arthur Bonwell and Or Mary Bowerman, Co-Founders of Save
Mount Diablo, received the ChevronlTzmes-Mirror Conservation Award, the oldest and most prestigious
Nationa(ConservationAwarQ;and
%NMT6EAS, Yr. BonweIT and Dr Bowerman were among 17 winners in the Vnited States and
Canada, and were sefectedfor their efforts since founding Save Mount Diablo in 1971,and
`GVHrE�,EAS, in 1971, Mr. BonweIZ an erectricaf engineer at DucTont, and a member of the Sierra
Club with botanist(Dr. Bowerman, author of rl& Flowering BCants and Ferns of Yount Diablo, California,
spearheaded the formation of Save Mount Diablo to acquire land and to educate the pu6Cc;
U,YIM4ZEAS, Bonwell provided the leadership necessary to establish the organization-from
assembling representative groups, to representing Save Mount Diablo at public hearings and at meetings with
officials, to designing the group's first stationary,and
-1,MT,EAS, Bowerman is considered the expert on Mount Dia6lo's resources. She has headed up the
group's landacquisition efforts throughout its history and helpedesta6lrsh ambitious goals to protect an area
many times larger than the State Bark then included By 1995, 24 years after Save Mount Diablo was
organized and large because of Bonwed and Bowerman's leadership, the State Park has expanded from 6,800
to 19,000 acres;
IPMT EAS, Save Mt. Diablo is a Contra Costa land trust which has been preserving lands on
Mount Diablo and educating the public about the mountain's natural values since 1971. Save Mount Diablo
has 5500 members and is operated by 15 volunteer board members and three staff members. Save Mount
Diablo educates the public, acquires land, monitors land use planning on private lands, restores habitat and
reintroduces rare species, bui0s traits and supports recreational opportunities, and works to insure that park
maintenance needs are met.
9vO W, OER�EFORE, BE IT W0VAQ, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
does hereby congratulate Arthur Bonwelr and BW Mary Bowerman on receiving the prestigious
ChevronlTmes-Mirror Conservation Award and commends them for their outstanding and dedicated work to
preserve our beaut fdMt. Diablo, Contra Costa County's valuable natural resource.
rnAS,SYED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 13th Day ofAugust, 1996.
I here6y certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered on the minutes of said
Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
TOtness myMandandSealof the
Board of Supervisors aff red on
this 13th Day ofAugust, 1996..
VaL BATp�ELOX Clerkof
the BoardandCou tyAdminis rator
By:
Deputy
Introduced by:
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, District V