Waterman Fund News
Waterman Fund awards winners in 2014 essay contest
The Waterman Fund is delighted to announce the winners of its sixth annual Alpine Essay Contest. The Fund received over thirty entries this year and through much thoughtful reading and fruitful discussion, the Fund’s reading committee selected Jenny Wagner’s essay, “The Cage Canyon,” as this year’s winner. Nancy Rich’s essay…
Read MoreNancy Slack Receives Guy Waterman Alpine Steward Award
Please join The Waterman Fund for its annual dinner and the presentation of the 2014 Guy Waterman Alpine Steward Award to Nancy G. Slack, recognizing her for many years of dedication to the alpine zone through both her research and published works. The event will be held at the Appalachian Mountain…
Read More2nd Annual Waterman Fund field trip
Fifteen Waterman Fund supporters and Board members converged on Mount Washington for the second annual Waterman Fund Field trip on July 25. The group stopped midway to hike into the Alpine Garden, examining fragile alpine flora under the guidance of Board Member Jean Hoekwater and long-time supporter Iris Baird. Shortly we…
Read More2014 Essay Contest Announced!
The Waterman Fund announces its seventh annual essay contest with a new theme centered on the value and identity of wilderness fifty years after the Wilderness Act of 1964. With the conservation and preservation efforts of the last fifty years, the value of wilderness has also changed. Has the increasing…
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