New for 2013, the Botanical Research Institute (BRIT) has established a sustainable awards program that recognizes area businesses, organizations, and individuals that make conservation a priority in their operations and lives, and in turn make North Texas a better, cleaner place to live and work.
Recipients of the inaugural Regional Awards of Excellence in Sustainability include BNSF Railway, The Rainwater Charitable Foundation (RCF) and Mrs. Adelaide Leavens, past executive director for Streams and Valleys, Inc.
"Their personal and corporate commitments to the environment exemplify the ideals expressed in BRIT's mission of conservation, sustainability, and wide stewardship of the land," commented Dr. S. H. Sohmer, BRIT's president and director, in a news release.
