Northeast Pennsylvania Environmental Partners announce award recipients

The Northeast Environmental Partners, which is composed of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, PPL Corp., Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co., and Wilkes University have announced the annual partnership awards. Recipients include:

■ Grand Central Landfill, Northampton County, for their partnering efforts which focus on environmental conservation and stewardship. Grand Central Landfill is home to 200 acres of grassland habitat, walking trails and an environmental education center that all provide the community with programs that educate on conservation, renewable energy, recycling, wildlife management and more.

■ The Minsi Lake Cooperative Habitat Improvement Project, Northampton County, is a collaborative effort of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Northampton County Parks and Friends of Minsi Lake. The habitat improvement project transformed a relatively habitat-barren lake basin into one that boasts wood and rock rubble habitat for fish, increasing the recreational enjoyment for many thousands of visitors to the lake.