Nominations are now open for the local Green party's annual Nature Care Earth Day Awards.

The awards will be presented May 1 at the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre, located on the Trent University campus.

There are four categories, as described in a Green party press release:

Clean economy: A business or organization offering cleaner alternatives to fossil fuel consumption or other polluting activity.

Other organization or business: Any organization or business using or promoting cleaner alternatives or helping people understand and reduce ecological impact.

Individual or informal group, adult: People making nature-caring changes in their lives and/or helping others to do so.

Individual or informal group, youth: People under 18 who are reaching out to their peers or the wider community or are participating in notable ways in activities organized by others.

Closing date for nominations is April 22, Earth Day. Nomination forms are available at ptbogreens.org.