The Buzzards Bay Coalition will honor Guy Campinha, director of the Wareham Water Pollution Control Facility, with its highest award for his efforts operating the region’s highest performing wastewater treatment plant.

The Coalition invites the public to its member’s reception and 28th annual meeting on Thursday, May 19 at the Bay Pointe Club in Onset.

The evening, which is free and open to all, will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a reception. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., there will be a brief discussion of the organization’s 2015 accomplishments, election of board members and a presentation of the 2016 Buzzards Bay Guardian Awards and Volunteer of the Year awards.

The Buzzards Bay Guardian Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Coalition. Recipients must have demonstrated outstanding service in the cleanup, restoration or protection of the bay. Their work may be as a citizen volunteer, an organization, or a public official or employee. Most importantly, a Buzzards Bay Guardian is an unsung hero or heroine who deserves public recognition.

This year, the Coalition will present three Guardian awards that recognize leadership in reducing addressing nitrogen pollution, the clean up of coastal debris and restoring natural resources.

In addition to Campinha, recipients include:

• Horace Field, former Mattapoisett Harbormaster, for drawing attention to extensive Styrofoam pollution in a salt marsh in Brant Island Cove. As a result of his determination to fix the problem, the town’s conservation commission has required the cleanup of the marsh.

• Steve Hurley, Fisheries Biologist with the Mass Department of Fish & Game, for his advocacy to restore the region’s streams to support native migrating fish.

The Bay Pointe Club is located at 19 Bay Pointe Drive in Buzzards Bay. For more information, contact the Buzzards Bay Coalition at 508-999-6363 or visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org/events.