On October 5th, 2015, Sustainable Claremont held its sixth Annual Meeting and awarded certificates of appreciation for exceptional contributions to a more sustainable community in the following categories:

Leadership in Sustainability — to John Cobb for leadership in organizing the Whitehead Conference and for decades of intellectual contribution and leadership.

Tree Champion — to Mark von Wodtke and Ray and Barbara Fowler for their many efforts to save trees.

Sustainable Landscape — to Terri and Ray Riojas for their beautiful low-water garden.

Green School — to Claremont High School for for their orchard and low-water landscape projects.

Energy Savings Champion — to Southern California Gas Company for sponsoring Claremont Earth Day and for supporting the Claremont Energy Challenge.

Community Partnership — to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden for donating space for the Sustainability Resource Center and for partnering with DRIP’s Low-Water Landscape Expo.

Academic Partnership — to the Roberts Environmental Center for partnering with the Claremont Energy Challenge.

Green Faith-Based Group — to the Interfaith Sustainability Council for bringing the community together around sustainability.