a member of the board of directors of the Otter Creek Audubon Society and as a delegate to the Addison County Regional Planning Commission. In 1998, the Otter Creek Audubon Society awarded him their Silver Feather Award for exceptional service to the community. Environmental legislation advocacy During the 1960s, Brande led advocacy in support of passage of Vermont Act 250, the state's land use and development law. Vermont's state legislature passed the act into law in 1970. Describing Brande's efforts to promote its passage, Governor Deane C. Davis stated, "Although a staunch environmentalist, he came to problems open-minded until all the evidence was in. Then be took his stand. Justin got me started, and kept after me until Act 250 was signed into law." During the 1970s and 1980s, Brande testified at multiple Congressional hearings on environmental issues. The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and its subcommittees held the hearings on: 1975: Protection of the Bristol Cliffs wilderness area in Vermont 1979: Roadless Area Review and Evaluation II proposals 1983: Efficiency of federal programs serving rural areas Recognition and legacy On June 27, 2000, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy commemorated the legacy of Brande's conservation activities in Vermont on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Two years later, the Vermont Assembly in Montpelier, Vermont adopted a joint concurrent resolution (J.C.R.H 30) to honor his work. In 1999 and 2000, Middlebury College hosted the Justin Brande Symposium to discuss sustainability in energy and resource usage. Family Brande married Susan (Kennedy) Brande, a graduate of Smith College, in Wonalancet, New Hampshire on October 9, 1948. They then moved to Vermont and purchased the family dairy farm in Cornwall in 1951. Brande and Susan Brande had eight children. References 1917 births 2000 deaths Environment of Vermont American conservationists Morristown-Beard School alumni University of Vermont faculty Williams College alumni University of Vermont alumni