Three Cheers for Stewards

Think of it as being kind of like a Genius Award for environmental volunteers. REI just announced its latest Stewards for the Environment -- and awarded $120,000 in grants to six environmental heroes and their programs

"...based on evaluation of the impact of their individual efforts, investment of time and effort, creativity in approaching their volunteer efforts and ability to involve others in their work."

The Sierra Club is built on the efforts of extraordinary volunteers all over the country, so we were excited to see among the winners Lisa Hellman of the Club's Orange County Inner City Outings program, which provides low-income, inner city youth with trips to wilderness.