National Wetlands Awards Archive
Outstanding Program Development
Dennis Nelson has focused his career on providing formal and informal educators with diverse, creative, and engaging teaching resources, instructional opportunities, and networking services. (Bozeman, Montana)
Outstanding Program Development
As Lands Projects Director of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Bruce Mountain has helped arrange real estate transactions that have resulted in the restoration of more than 14,265 acres of wetlands. (Des Moines, Iowa)
Outstanding Program Development
When Julie Anderson was hired as the State Wetlands Planner by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, she faced an almost insurmountable task in this large, diverse state. (Austin, Texas)
Outstanding Program Development
Cheryl Miller is the Minnesota Wetlands Director for the National Audubon Society. (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Outstanding Program Development
Laura Lenzen is a self-taught professional who began her career with the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) as a typist and worked her way up to wetlands engineer. (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Outstanding Program Development
Hillrie Quin, Jr., and Jerry McCollum have spearheaded a wetlands and river preservation movement in Georgia. (Atlanta and Madison, Georgia)
Outstanding Program Development
As Chief Biologist of the Natural Resources Planning and Management Division for the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Donald M. Reed has been a major force in environmental planning for wetlands protection in Wisconsin. (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
Outstanding Program Development
Jackie Sartoris and Donald Witherill have worked diligently to increase protection of Maine’s wetlands. (Augusta, Maine)
Outstanding Program Development
Steve Young has 20 years of experience in wetland development and management with the Missouri Department of Conservation. (Jefferson City, Missouri)
Outstanding Program Development
As a Project Director of the Chicago Rivers Project at Friends of the Chicago River, David Ramsay worked with a coalition of neighborhood groups, school districts, federal agencies, and state and local governments to establish two model wetlands projects. (Chicago, Illinois)