Watertown, CT – Siemon, a global network infrastructure specialist headquartered in Watertown, announced that the company was recently named Conservationist of the Year by Moose Mountain Regional Greenways (MMRG), a grassroots non-profit organization committed to land conservation and education outreach in the Moose Mountains region of New Hampshire.
Siemon has a long history of progressive environment action and the Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust’s award-winning 3,000-acre Branch Hill Farm located in Milton Mills and Wakefield, N.H. Cynthia Wyatt, daughter of Carl Siemon, was a founding member of MMRG and is now the vice chair. Over the years, she has donated sustaining funds and allowed the organization to use the Branch Hill Farm for many events. Today, Siemon provides matching funds for the Woods, Water and Wildlife Festival, MMRG’s largest fundraiser,
With Zero-Landfill status, a negative carbon footprint across its entire global operations, 99% recycling or reuse of all waste material, lean solar energy at its manufacturing facility that provides a yearly greenhouse gas reduction of 373,000 lbs, and several other ongoing initiatives, Siemon is highly committed to protecting and preserving the environment. CK Siemon, part owner and President of Siemon Global Project Services Division, and Tom Costello, CFO, accepted the award at the MMRG’s annual meeting in February 2013.