{"id":3579,"date":"2017-06-29T14:45:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T18:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2017-06-29T14:45:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T18:45:57","slug":"fellow-man-mother-earth-awards-bestowed-stetson-kennedy-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/fellow-man-mother-earth-awards-bestowed-stetson-kennedy-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Man and Mother Earth awards bestowed by Stetson Kennedy Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Susan D. Brandenburg<\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On a wet spring day at Alpine Groves Park in St. Johns County, three of Florida\u2019s most highly acclaimed environmentalists were presented with the Stetson Kennedy Foundation\u2019s Fellow Man and Mother Earth awards. St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman, Matanzas Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon and environmental writer and water preservationist Bill Belleville were recognized on May 13 by the Stetson Kennedy Foundation for their meaningful work. Presenting the awards were Sandra Parks, widow of the late author and activist, and Karen Roumillat, Kennedy\u2019s step-daughter, both members of the Stetson Kennedy Foundation.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cStetson was passionate about preserving our natural springs and waterways,\u201d said Parks. \u201cAs chairman of the Stetson Kennedy Foundation, I\u2019m awed by these three warriors in Florida\u2019s battle to save our rivers and springs. Water conservation is integral to our survival. It is an honor to recognize and reward those who work toward some of the same goals that Stetson stood for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In accepting the Fellow Man and Mother Earth Award, St. Johns Riverkeeper Rinaman said, \u201cI am so grateful and inspired to receive this honor along with my personal mentors, Neil and Bill. Stetson Kennedy leaves a legacy of environmental stewardship and we are proud to work with the Foundation to continue celebrating and protecting our mighty St. Johns together as Stetson would have us do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Matanzas Riverkeeper Armingeon (formerly the St. Johns Riverkeeper) recalled spending time with Stetson Kennedy at his home place, Beluthahatchee (now a St. Johns County park).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was such a joy to know the man, and to receive this award is a great honor on many levels,\u201d Armingeon said. \u201cStetson had a strong connection with nature and the environment, and he talked at length to me about growing up on the St. Johns River and the importance of preserving our natural springs and rivers.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Noting that he sometimes feels he is standing on the shoulders of giants, Armingeon called Stetson Kennedy one of those giants who \u201cspent a lifetime working for preservation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Environmental author and activist Bill Belleville paid tribute to Riverkeepers Armingeon and Rinaman who \u201cwork very hard in protection of their respective river systems,\u201d and said that he had always admired Stetson Kennedy because he recognized that, at the core, civil rights and environmental rights both have to do with fairness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou evaluate the situation and do what is fair, or else everyone loses,\u201d Belleville said. \u201cStetson took a stand and fought for what is right and fair, and nature in Florida is not being treated fairly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Currently, the Stetson Kennedy Foundation is partnering with the St. Johns Riverkeeper in several projects going forward, including possibly staging a spectacular annual water preservation festival similar to the late Pete Seeger\u2019s Clearwater on the Hudson. Already partnering with the North Florida Folk Network for Second Sunday at Stetson\u2019s concerts, the Stetson Kennedy Foundation has access to many talented folksingers for such a festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis summer, we will work with the St. Johns Riverkeeper and the North Florida Folk Network to explore the possibilities for a Clearwater-like event here in Florida,\u201d said Parks. \u201cIt\u2019s just one of many ways we are working to preserve our beautiful waterways as we continue the legacy of Stetson Kennedy.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit www.stetsonkennedy.com for more information on the Stetson Kennedy Foundation and current\/future projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo courtesy Twenty-First Century Studios<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandra Parks, Neil Armingeon, Lisa Rinaman, Bill Belleville and Karen Roumillat at Alpine Groves Park on May 13, 2017.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Susan D. 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