Record #:

6185

Author(s):

Pridgen, John; James, John, Jr.

Abstract:

Burke County native Eddie Bridges has been involved with the outdoors all his life. He served on the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for twelve years and also on the Game Law Revision Committee. He has worked with Ducks Unlimited and was behind state legislation enacting the Wildlife Endowment Fund. He has received many awards, including the Chevron Conservation Award and the Governor's Award for Conservationist of the Year in 1993. This year he is one of only four nominees nationwide for the prestigious 2004 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year Award.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 35 Issue 11, Nov 2003, p11, il, por

Subject(s):

Conservationists; Bridges, Eddie

Record #:

18499

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Eddie Bridges of Greensboro was awarded the Budweiser Conservationist of the Year title in 2004. He received a $50,000 grant which he put into his NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation. The foundation has raised $4 million to fund projects across the state. In 2012, Field & Stream Magazine named him its 2012 Conservation Hero of the Year.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2013, p40, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bridges, Eddie; Conservationist of the Year awards