Originally Published on OMIUSAJPIC.ORG

On Saturday, September 16^th, Sr. Maxine Pohlman, SSND, director of La Vista Ecological Learning Center and JPIC Committee member was one of three local residents presented with the 2017 Confluence Conservation Leadership Award at the annual Mississippi Earth tones Festival in Alton, IL. The festival is held annually as part of the State of Illinois’ “It’s Our River Day” initiative to celebrate Illinois watersheds through education, recreation and conservation. The award is for Sr. Maxine’s work with La Vista Ecological Learning Center, and specifically for her conservation work in the “Missionary Oblates’ Woods Nature Preserve”.

Congratulations, Sr. Maxine!

• Read more about the festival and awards event.
• Visit La Vista Ecological Learning Center
• Video: Sr. Maxine Pohlman, SSND, talks about how the La Vista Community Supported Garden started from the Oblate Ecological Initiative.  (5 minutes)