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Carbon Program receives Henry Bellmon Environmental Stewardship Award The Oklahoma Carbon Program received the 2012 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards program. The award was presented at a gala at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa on Sept. 13, 2012. Mike Thralls, OCC executive director, and Stacy Hansen, OCC Carbon Program director, accepted the award. Sustainable Tulsa and the Tulsa Southside Rotary Club and Foundation joined together to create the Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards to honor the memory of the Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator. The goal of the awards program is to raise awareness and reward those people, agencies, organizations or companies who dedicate themselves to a balanced approach toward quality of life, responsible economic growth and environmental stewardship. The Oklahoma Carbon Program is a program of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission’s Water Quality Division and has been recognized locally, nationally and In This Issue E.F. “Doc” Coker, 1914-2012 Carbon Program receives Henry Bellmon Environ-mental Stewardship Award Conservation Partnership Honors Bill Wilson Ken Burns’ THE DUST BOWL “Screening and Community Conversation” Event at Woodward ASABE Honors Larry Caldwell Farm Bureau Tours North Canadian River Project Our vision: Responsible care for Oklahoma’s natural resources. Our mission: To conserve, protect and restore Okla-homa’s natural resources, working in collaboration with the conservation dis-tricts and other partners, on behalf of the citizens of Oklahoma. www.conservation.ok.gov Information for and about Oklahoma’s Conservation Districts Volume 58, Issue No. 8/9/10 August/September/October 2012 Going Green? Want to receive the electronic newsletter instead of the paper one? Just email Mark. Harrison@conservation.ok.gov asking to be moved to the email subscription list! Bellmon Award, continued on page three E.F. “Doc” Coker, 1914-2012 Former Area V Commission Member E.F. “Doc” Coker, Pittsburg County Conservation District director from 1960 to 1997, passed away on Sept. 6, 2012. He celebrated his 98th birthday on Aug. 10. Gov. George Nigh appointed Coker to the Conservation Commission where he served as Area V member of the Commission from May 1986 to May 1996. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Conserva-tion Hall of Fame in 2000. He is survived by Shirley, his wife of almost 43 years, two daughters, two grandsons and three great grandchildren. Raised in Savannah, Okla., his family farmed crops such as peanuts and corn, and sometimes picked cotton from dawn to dark. He served 30 months in the U.S. Army in the Pacific islands during World War II. After the war, Doc’s mother couldn’t believe he wanted to study agriculture at college. “Son,” she said “you already know how to farm!” He worked his way through college and with a B.S. in agriculture went on to earn a Master’s degree in administration from the University of Oklahoma. Doc taught school for 18 years and served as superintendent for public schools in Kiowa, Pittsburg and Jack Fork. A retired cattleman and pecan farmer in Blanco, Coker was known for his pioneer-ing work in pecan tree grafting. At one time his operation averaged 1,200-1,400 head of cattle and approximately 3,000 improved-variety pecan trees. “Upstream flood control and the watershed system is one of the best things we’ve come up with,” Doc said one time. He remembered a time when a single rain washed out 27 bridges. Of the 16 Small Watershed Upstream Flood Control dams in Pittsburg County Conservation District, one was on Doc’s land. “People today want to see results from their tax money,” he said, “but it’s harder to visualize the damage that didn’t hap-pen because the right protection was in place.” E.F. “Doc” Coker Scan the QR Code with the QR Reader on your smart phone to go to our website. Bookmark it as a Favorite to stay up-to-date on Conservation in Oklahoma.
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Okla State Agency | Conservation Commission, Oklahoma |
Okla Agency Code | '645' |
Title | Oklahoma conservation conversation, 08-10/2012, v.58 no.8/9/10 |
Authors | Oklahoma Conservation Commission. |
Publication Date | 2012-10-05 |
Publication number | Volume 58, Nos. 8-9-10 |
Frequency | Quarterly |
Publication type |
Newsletter |
Purpose | E. F. "Doc" Coker, 1914-2012: Former Area V Commission Member; Carbon Program receives Henry Bellmon Environmental Stewardship Award; Conservation Partnership Honors Bill Wilson; Awards & Recognition; Ken Burns' The Dust Bowl "Screening and Community Conversation" Event at Woodward; ASABE Honors Larry Caldwell; Farm Bureau Tours North Canadian River Project; |
For all issues click | C4700.6 C755c |
Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Filed with documents.ok.gov submissions system |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Date created | 2013-05-09 |
Date modified | 2013-05-09 |
OCLC number | 890223244 |
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Title | Page 1 |
Full text | Carbon Program receives Henry Bellmon Environmental Stewardship Award The Oklahoma Carbon Program received the 2012 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards program. The award was presented at a gala at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa on Sept. 13, 2012. Mike Thralls, OCC executive director, and Stacy Hansen, OCC Carbon Program director, accepted the award. Sustainable Tulsa and the Tulsa Southside Rotary Club and Foundation joined together to create the Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards to honor the memory of the Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator. The goal of the awards program is to raise awareness and reward those people, agencies, organizations or companies who dedicate themselves to a balanced approach toward quality of life, responsible economic growth and environmental stewardship. The Oklahoma Carbon Program is a program of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission’s Water Quality Division and has been recognized locally, nationally and In This Issue E.F. “Doc” Coker, 1914-2012 Carbon Program receives Henry Bellmon Environ-mental Stewardship Award Conservation Partnership Honors Bill Wilson Ken Burns’ THE DUST BOWL “Screening and Community Conversation” Event at Woodward ASABE Honors Larry Caldwell Farm Bureau Tours North Canadian River Project Our vision: Responsible care for Oklahoma’s natural resources. Our mission: To conserve, protect and restore Okla-homa’s natural resources, working in collaboration with the conservation dis-tricts and other partners, on behalf of the citizens of Oklahoma. www.conservation.ok.gov Information for and about Oklahoma’s Conservation Districts Volume 58, Issue No. 8/9/10 August/September/October 2012 Going Green? Want to receive the electronic newsletter instead of the paper one? Just email Mark. Harrison@conservation.ok.gov asking to be moved to the email subscription list! Bellmon Award, continued on page three E.F. “Doc” Coker, 1914-2012 Former Area V Commission Member E.F. “Doc” Coker, Pittsburg County Conservation District director from 1960 to 1997, passed away on Sept. 6, 2012. He celebrated his 98th birthday on Aug. 10. Gov. George Nigh appointed Coker to the Conservation Commission where he served as Area V member of the Commission from May 1986 to May 1996. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Conserva-tion Hall of Fame in 2000. He is survived by Shirley, his wife of almost 43 years, two daughters, two grandsons and three great grandchildren. Raised in Savannah, Okla., his family farmed crops such as peanuts and corn, and sometimes picked cotton from dawn to dark. He served 30 months in the U.S. Army in the Pacific islands during World War II. After the war, Doc’s mother couldn’t believe he wanted to study agriculture at college. “Son,” she said “you already know how to farm!” He worked his way through college and with a B.S. in agriculture went on to earn a Master’s degree in administration from the University of Oklahoma. Doc taught school for 18 years and served as superintendent for public schools in Kiowa, Pittsburg and Jack Fork. A retired cattleman and pecan farmer in Blanco, Coker was known for his pioneer-ing work in pecan tree grafting. At one time his operation averaged 1,200-1,400 head of cattle and approximately 3,000 improved-variety pecan trees. “Upstream flood control and the watershed system is one of the best things we’ve come up with,” Doc said one time. He remembered a time when a single rain washed out 27 bridges. Of the 16 Small Watershed Upstream Flood Control dams in Pittsburg County Conservation District, one was on Doc’s land. “People today want to see results from their tax money,” he said, “but it’s harder to visualize the damage that didn’t hap-pen because the right protection was in place.” E.F. “Doc” Coker Scan the QR Code with the QR Reader on your smart phone to go to our website. Bookmark it as a Favorite to stay up-to-date on Conservation in Oklahoma. |
Date created | 2013-05-09 |
Date modified | 2013-05-09 |