National Wetlands Awards Archive
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)
Outstanding Program Development
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)
Science Research
Keel Kemper is an award winner in the Science Research category for his contributions to wetland conservation in Maine. (Waterville, Maine)
Education And Outreach
Deborah Buehler, an award winner in the Education and Outreach category, works as an Education Specialist for school programs at the Indianapolis Zoo. (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Land Stewardship And Development
Bill McHenry, award winner in the Land Stewardship and Development category, came to the Sacramento Job Corps in 1981. (Sacramento, California )
Land Stewardship And Development
Dr. Thomas Dick is an award winner both for his dedication to the restoration of wetlands on his property and for his role in making the wetlands restoration program in Pennsylvania one of the most successful in the nation. (Johnston, Pennsylvania)
Volunteer Leadership
In Canaan Valley, against the backdrop of West Virginia’s largest wetlands complex, Karen Bonner, winner in the Volunteer Leadership category, volunteers her time and energies to protect the Valley’s ecological integrity. (Canaan Valley, West Virginia)
Outstanding Program Development
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
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)