Awards Conferred Upon Anglers

The Huron Pines Award is conferred by the Huron Pines Resource Conservation & Development (HPRC&D), an incorporated agencies administered by the U.S.D.A. that is dedicated to preserving the riparian habitat in the Huron National Forest ecosystem. The Anglers of the Au Sable received the Huron Pines Award in 1997 for its sustained support of conservation projects sponsored by the RC&D. Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) is a rural development program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service. It is focused on the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources to improve the standard of living. Bridge project completed.

The Anglers of the Au Sable received the 1994 J. Stanley Lloyd Conservation Award from the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF). A club award for FFF clubs working on projects. Can be a current or future project as long as it is "fishery related conservation enhancement and preservation". The criteria are as follows:

A. Applicants/nominees must be active FFF affiliated Clubs.
B. Award is for a completed or planned project which is fishery related conservation, enhancement and preservation.
C. The Club is to provide "matching funds" for the project of at least 50% of the total value of the project; matching funds may be on an in kind basis (i.e.: donated time)
D. More than one award is limited annually to the amount of interest earned on the fund - the principal is restricted.

The award is to be made based upon the recommendations of the VP Conservation provided to the Awards Committee who will make the final decision.

McKenzie Cup Award

The Anglers of the Au Sable was the recipient of the 1991 McKenzie Cup, an award given annually to that FFF Club which has made the most outstanding contribution on behalf of the FFF. Criteria:

A. Must be an FFF member Club with a minimum of three years of continuous affiliation.
B. Awards should be based on cumulative service, but significant activity in the past year is important. A ratio of 70% (past years) to 30% (present year) would serve as a guideline but not be restrictive.
C. Activities and services performed should be primarily on behalf of the FFF. Those functions may have as their primary outlet another organization but ultimately benefiting the FFF should be of secondary consideration.
D. Outstanding contributions are those that are conspicuous in relation to others - consistent contributions over a period of time. Contributions should be defined as those acts that fall within the scope of Article II, Section I of the Constitution (objectives of the Federation)

The Anglers received the Federation of Fly Fishers' Stanford Miller Club Conservation Award twice: as Runner Up in 1988; and as Winner in 1990.

The Stanford Miller Club Conservation Award is an award to an individual, group or organization that has made extraordinary contributions to the conservation of our fisheries resources. The criteria are as follows:

A. The individual, group or organization need not be affiliated with the Federation.
B. Eligible for this award would be individuals, national or local Clubs, groups or organizations and national or state departments or agencies.
C. This award should be based upon a single outstanding contribution or on a continuous prominent effort promoting conservation.
D. The individual, group or organization should not have previously won the award.
E. This award need not be an annual award, but would be given on an "as merited" basis.
F. Extraordinary contributions are those that are superior and conspicuous in relation to others and consistent with the philosophies of the Federation.

All nominations will be routed by the FFF Awards Chair to the VP Conservation for evaluation of each nominee and the VP Conservation will make recommendations to the Awards Committee.