National Wetlands Awards Archive
Outstanding Program Development
Roger Holmes, who retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources this year after four decades of service to the agency, has been one of the state’s great conservationists and a national leader in wetland protection and management. (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Outstanding Program Development
When environmentalists want to protect wetlands in North and South Carolina, they seek out Derb Carter. ()
Science Research
John Teal is an exceptional scientist-citizen assisting with problem-solving in local, national, and international communities. (Rochester, Massachusetts)
Education And Outreach
Pat Willis has phenomenal energy, vision, and a gift for making things happen. (Hillsboro, Oregon)
Land Stewardship And Development
As Champion International Corporation’s Northeast Region Wildlife Biologist, Gary Donovan leads the management of cultural and natural resources associated with the 1.3 million acres of Champion land in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. (Bucksport, Maine)
Land Stewardship And Development
Norman Haigh has devoted a lifetime to restoring the productivity of farmland in the Lower Mississippi Valley. (Jonesville, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi)
Volunteer Leadership
Molly Brown began her public crusade to protect wetlands and wildlife habitat in Virginia Beach more than a decade ago. (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Outstanding Program Development
Dee Arntz co-founded the Washington Wetlands Network (Wetnet) in 1990 to link and support people and organizations working to protect wetlands. (Seattle, Washington)
Outstanding Program Development
Representative Willard Munger has been a leader of environmental protection in Minnesota since he was elected to its legislature in 1954. (Duluth, Minnesota)
Science Research
Through his work as a professor and researcher at Louisiana State University, Gene Turner has contributed a great deal to wetland conservation and management. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)