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Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
2023 Ruby Award Conservationists
of the Year
Recognizing Judy Allison, Dinny Harper Addison,
and Lee Harper Vason
Named for the late biologist, educator, and founding
2023 Ruby Award
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina board
member, Ruby Pharr, the Ruby Pharr Conservationist
of the Year Award (Ruby Award) is FCNC9s highest
honor for conservation volunteer service. This year,
Once Judy got involved, Dinny and Lee quickly joined
we are honored to announce Judy Allison, Lee Harper
the effort and things started moving very quickly to
Vason, and Dinny Harper Addison as the 2023 Ruby
organize and execute a reception at The Blowing Rock
Award recipients for their efforts and partnership in
attraction, which directly overlooks the land itself, to
raising $250,000 in the Blowing Rock community for
raise both community awareness and project funding.
FCNC9s purchase and permanent protection of the
326-acre tract of undeveloped forest land adjoining
The Blowing Rock attraction, which holds the source
of the Johns River.
