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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 2, 1993                   TAG: 9302020108
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: KINGSPORT, TENN.                                LENGTH: Short

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APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR ECOLOGIST AWARDS

The Watauga chapter of the National Audubon Society is seeking applications from young people in Southwest Virginia and northeastern Tennessee to consider for its 1993 Young Ecologist Action Awards.

The application deadline is April 9.

Preschool to college students in the region are eligible to apply. Their environmental projects can be complete or under way. Application forms and further information are available from Kristin Zimet, 805 Beechwood Drive, Kingsport, Tenn. 37663, or (615) 239-8667. - Southwest bureau

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