2021 Champions of the Wilds: Great Design Award

Category: Great Design Award

The Pennsylvania Wilds Planning Team each year recognizes individuals, groups, organizations, communities or businesses that in the last year have made significant contributions to help grow and sustainably develop the outdoor recreation economy and nature tourism in the Pennsylvania Wilds by marrying economic development and conservation goals. These prestigious awards are typically presented at the Annual Champion of the PA Wilds Dinner + Awards Banquet. However, the 2020 Champion Awards banquet was postponed due to the pandemic. The next PA Wilds Annual Dinner & Awards will be held in 2021. Date to be announced.
GREAT DESIGN AWARD: Honors an individual, business or organization that has done outstanding work to preserve, protect or enhance an area’s rural community character and to promote the use and understanding of the PA Wilds Design Guide.

JUDGING CRITERIA: Award nominations will be judged by the degree to which they help advance one or more of the following goals: to create jobs, diversify local economies, inspire stewardship of natural and cultural resources, and improve quality of life. Award nominations will also be judged by the degree to which they reflect the hallmarks of the effort to grow the outdoor recreation economy in the Pennsylvania Wilds. These hallmarks include: use of creative partnerships and planning; fostering a strong sense of place and community pride; ability to replicate new ideas or models in other communities; and demonstration of strong grassroots support.
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Organization/ Business name that the nominee is associated with *
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Was the PA Wilds Design Guide for Community Character Stewardship Used? *

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Which of these features were/are part of the destination design implementation? Please check all that apply. *

Theme: Promotion of the PA Wilds Brand & Trademark Theme: Wood and Timber Theme: History and Patriotism Theme: Architectural Styles Use of Creative Partnerships and Planning Secondary Theme: Water Secondary Theme: Wildlife Secondary Theme: Glass Secondary Theme: Stone Signage Sale of "Made in the PA Wilds" Products Community Planning Reduction of Blight Residential Enhancement Programs Roadways Protect / Promotion of Scenic Viewsheds and Vistas Lighting Programs / Preservation of Dark Skies Utilization of Sustainable / Eco-Friendly Building Materials Sourcing of Locally Available Natural Building Materials Trails & Paths Vocal Advocate of Design Guide Usage and Principles
In a few sentences, please describe why you picked these top impact areas. Why does this destination or individual deserve to be celebrated as a champion or examples of smart design? *
Were jobs created by / for this project? *

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Thank you for nominating a Champion of the PA Wilds. As part of the application process a photo of your nominee is required. If the nominee is selected, this photo will be used on the PA Wilds Center's website and during the awards presentation, as well as other announcements. In addition, support letters, reports, news articles, maps, renderings, video links and other supporting documents that bolster the application are strongly encouraged.
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