Fish Named 2008 Friend of Casco Bay

Gary Fish, coordinator of the Maine YardScaping Partnership, and manager of pesticide programs at the Maine Board of Pesticides Control, is the recipient of the Friends of Casco Bay 2008 Friend of Casco Bay Award. The award is given to a person or organization that has made a significant contribution to improving and protecting the environmental health of Casco Bay.

Award Citation:

"For more than a decade, Gary Fish of Wayne, Maine, has worked to make Casco Bay a healthier place for marine life and the people who live around it by teaching homeowners, gardeners, and landscapers how to 'grow green lawns that keep Casco Bay blue.' Fish, who is the manager of pesticide certification and reduction programs for the Maine Board of Pesticides Control, helped launch the BayScaping program to reduce dependence on fertilizers and pesticides."

The award was presented to Fish at the 2008 Friends of Casco Bay Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Event, held at Cole Haan Headquarters in Yarmouth, on October 29.

Gary Fish (center), being presented with the 2008 Friend of Casco Bay Award, by FOCB Executive Director Cathy Ramsdell and Casco BAYKEEPER Joe Payne.