Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

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For Immediate Release:  (Note: This release contains 2 articles)

04/09/08

 

Contact:  Jeff Souders or Melody Zullinger

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Westmoreland County conservationist honored at PFSC convention

 

                The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs (PFSC) presented Devin DeMario, 22, with the 2008 John F. Laudadio Conservation Leadership award during their spring convention, March 29th, in Scranton.  

           

Devin attended the Westmoreland County Sportsmen’s League’s Junior Conservation Leadership School when she was fifteen years of age.  She went on to graduate from Hempfield Area High School and then enrolled at the Westmoreland County Community College before transferring to California University of Pennsylvania where she received a degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. 

 

            Along the way Devin obtained her Hunter-Trapper Education Instructor and Cable Restraint Instructor certificates.  Devin is also a certified instructor for both “Wild About Songbirds” and “Wild About Bears,” and has conducted classes throughout the Southwest Region.  In addition to her education and instruction activities, Devin was also an Advisory Committee member on the Board of Environmental Education for the Western Pennsylvania Conservation District.

 

Devin has been an instructor and counselor for the Westmoreland County Junior Conservation School, a Hunter-Trapper Instructor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Past President and Youth Activities Coordinator for the Westmoreland County Sportsmen’s League where she has mentored many youth.  She is also actively involved in the Pennsylvania Trapper’s Association, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society, the American Fisheries Society and is past treasure of the Wildlife Society.  Devin interned with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and is currently working for the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. 

 

            “The Southwest Division of the PFSC is proud to have this year’s recipient come from their region,” said John Kozubal, Westmoreland Co. delegate. 

 

            The John F. Laudadio Conservation Leadership award is presented to a youth in recognition and appreciation of their continued commitment to the natural resources of the commonwealth.  “Devin is the perfect individual to receive this distinction,” said PFSC Executive Director Melody Zullinger.  “She is an impressive promoter of the wonders of our outdoor activities and actively encourages her fellow youth to become involved in conservation efforts, and she is committed to pursuing a life dedicated to conservation.”

 

            The Laudadio Award is named in memory of the late John F. Laudadio of Westmoreland County.  Laudadio served as a Pennsylvania House of Representatives member and was a past President of PFSC.  During Laudadio’s tenure on Capitol Hill, he was known as “Mr. Conservation.” Laudadio was involved in the passage of more than 20 important conservation laws in Pennsylvania, including the All Surface Mining Act, the Pennsylvania Clean Water Act, and the first recycling legislation.

 

            With more than 95,000 members, the mission of Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., is to provide a statewide, united voice for the concerns of all sportsmen and conservationists, to ensure their rights and interests are protected, and to protect and enhance the environment and our natural resources.  The PFSC has over 75 years of experience fighting for Pennsylvanians’ rights and privileges to hunt, fish, trap, shoot and boat, and for the conservation of the Commonwealth’s natural resources.

                                                                       

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