National Wetlands Awards Archive

Name

Award Category - Any -Business LeadershipConservation and RestorationEducation and OutreachLandowner StewardshipLand Stewardship and DevelopmentLifetime Achievement AwardLocal Government CategoryLocal StewardshipNonprofit CategoryOutstanding Program DevelopmentPrivate SectorPromoting AwarenessScience ResearchScientific ResearchSpecial Award for Public Policy LeadershipState GovernmentState, Tribal, and Local Program DevelopmentVolunteer LeadershipWetland Business LeaderWetland Community LeaderWetlands Program DevelopmentYouth Leadership20th Anniversary Award for Sustained Contributions30th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement

Year

Outstanding Program Development

Stephen Gatewood

Since October 1991, Steve Gatewood has spearheaded development of The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve, a landmark mitigation project that will result in the protection of more than 11,500 acres of prime central Florida wetlands. (Kissimmee, Florida)

Outstanding Program Development

Ron Howing

Ron Howing has been a wildlife biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in northwest Iowa since 1963. (Esterville, Iowa)

Outstanding Program Development

Michael Houck

Mike Houck, Director of the Wetland Conservancy’s Urban Streams Council program in Portland, Oregon, has worked for more than two decades to bring attention to wetlands and wildlife in urban environments. (Portland, Oregon)

Outstanding Program Development

Dennis Bowker

Dennis Bowker, an award winner in the Outstanding Wetlands Program Development category, is a Resource Conservationist with the Napa County Resource Conservation District. (Napa County, California)