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Earth Hero Program

Meet our July 2000 Earth Heroes!

Ken Konigsmark
Preston resident Ken Konigsmark, a long time open space and land preservation activist in King County. He is heralded for his efforts to help preserve land along the Mountains to Sound Greenway. Additionally, Konigsmark has been a tireless advocate for the Preston Vision, a strategy that has permanently preserved hundreds of acres of forest land.

Currently, Konigsmark is a loaned executive from the Boeing Company to the Mountains to Sound Greenway. For the 10th Anniversary of the Mountains to Sound Greenway, Konigsmark organized a highly successful 120 mile march.

Annette Gomez
Annette Gomez is known for her commitment to environmental protection and for her boundless energy towards expanding environmental awareness. She received training from King County Solid Waste Division's the Master Recycler/Composter Program. As part of this training, volunteers are asked to give 40 hours of educational service to the community.

Employed at the Bon Marche's distribution center in Tukwila, Gomez has been a driving force behind shaping the center's recycling program. She has developed a manual about recycling at the workplace that will be distributed to other sister distribution facilities nationwide.

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King County Executive Ron Sims looks on as Ken Konigsmark from the Mountains to Sound program accepts the award of Earth Hero for the month of July. King County Executive Ron Sims looks on as Ken Konigsmark from the Mountains to Sound program accepts the award of Earth Hero for the month of July.
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Auburn resident Annette Gomez received the Earth Legacy Individual Earth Hero award for her service with the Master Recycler Composter program. Auburn resident Annette Gomez received the Earth Legacy Individual Earth Hero award for her service with the Master Recycler Composter program.
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Updated: Feb. 25, 2003

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