Jeff Howard
CUBS participant and young environmentalist from Ontario Canada
Jeff Howard, an eleventh grader in Ontario, Canada, received a prestigious Youth Environmental Giant Education Award from the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. He lives in Big Bay Point, 5 minutes from Lake Simcoe. |  |
 | Jeff loves to watch birds, and has done birdwatching activities that help scientists, like Christmas Bird Count and the House Finch disease survey, a project that monitors an infectious eye disease in finches. www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi He’s a member of several naturalists clubs, both at school and in his community. Jeff loves water birds, especially, and has done a lot of work to protect the loons on his lake. He put up signs to warn boaters to watch out for loons, and also has encouraged fishermen to use lead-free tackle. Jeff knows about invasive species and can talk to other kids about his lake. |
| When Jeff saw a man harassing an injured trumpeter swan by driving a motor boat around and around her he was smart and brave enough to take a picture of what was happening. That man ended up in jail because Jeff was out on the lake, saw what happened, and documented it. |  |
 | And the swan was rescued and Jeff helped take care of her. |
| Jeff says, “ I learn something new from everybody I go out birdwatching with…My latest favorite activity is a stream stewardship project, where we go out and see how healthy the stream is by counting all the invertebrates and fish and observing the wildlife. My mom and I saw a great horned owl on one of our stream study days. ” |  |
 | Jeff’s dad and mom, Mark and Jennifer Howard, who share his love of birds, wildlife, and being quiet on the lake. Jennifer Howard says, “We need youth to be interested and involved.” |
| While Jeff and his mom were kayaking around on their first kayak trip they got a picture of this little marsh wren. |  |
