Real ‘keepers' honored at film premiere

Three individuals honored with awards for preservation work HAWLEY - The documentary film, “Nature’s Keepers”, premiered locally on Saturday, March 3 at Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Resort on Lake Wallenpaupack. The film highlights Pike County’s leadership on land stewardship and smart growth issues and tells the story of how the people of Pike County are working to educate and mobilize their community toward action on behalf of the land and the place they love. The Delaware Highlands Conservancy, Pike’s local land trust, is the non-profit sponsor of Nature’s Keepers. The film’s Gala Premiere drew more than 175 guests and raised more than $7,000 that will be used to protect land in the Upper Delaware River watershed, which includes Pike County. An awards ceremony following the film honored three individuals who appear in the public television documentary: Pike Conservation District Watershed Specialist John Jose was honored for Conservation Education; the Twin Lake’s Conservancy’s Tom Hoff for Land Conservation; and Ruth Jones of Kittatinny Canoes received the Lifetime Achievement Award. For more information visit www.delawarehighlands.org or call 570-226-3164.