By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n
Justin Roemer, a Fort Hays State University graduate student from Wichita, was recently awarded the Lance Hedges Conservation Award, named in memory of the former director of conservation for The Nature Conservancy.<\/p>\n
The Nature Conservancy is a world-wide organization dedicated to protecting the Earth by conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. By creating on-the-ground and innovative solutions, the Nature Conservancy helps nature and individuals to thrive together.
\n\u201cLance was the driving force behind us establishing our intern program,\u201d said Rob Manes, the state director for TNC in Kansas, in an article from The Nature Conservancy.
\n\u201cHe recognized that growing the next generation of conservation professionals was a task equal to our current on-the-ground conservation work,\u201d he said.
\nRoemer, a second-year graduate student studying wildlife biology at FHSU, received the award in October 2018 for his passion in conservation.
\nThe scholarship is only available to interns and other student employees of TNC in Kansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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