National Wetlands Awards Archive
State, Tribal, And Local Program Development
Richard "Rick" Gitar is a Water Regulatory Specialist for the Fond du Lac Reservation’s Office of Water Protection in Northeastern Minnesota. (Cloquet, MN)
Landowner Stewardship
Richard Thieriot, born and raised in California, has had a passion for waterfowl and wetlands since his youth. (San Francisco, CA)
Conservation And Restoration
Aquatic biologist, Peter Bahls, founded the Northwest Watershed Institute in 2001 to provide scientific and technical support for habitat restoration in the Pacific Northwest. (Port Townsend, WA)
Science Research
Dr. Carol A. Johnston has been advancing wetland science for the past 35 years, from her first job as an air photo interpreter for the New York State Wetlands Inventory to her present job as a Professor at South Dakota State University. (Brookings, SD)
Education And Outreach
Ms. Susan Vincent teaches Earth and Marine Sciences and chairs the science department at The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem in New York City. (New York, NY)
Wetland Community Leader
Ms. Nygaard founded the non-profit Preserve Calavera, which, under her leadership, has become the largest conservation group in north San Diego County. (Oceanside, California)
State, Tribal, And Local Program Development
Mr. Dorney, an employee of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, has been the visionary and driving force behind the development of North Carolina’s wetland and stream protection programs since 1990. (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Landowner Stewardship
Mr. and Mrs. Austin have invested in the maintenance of open spaces and restoration of watersheds to promote the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert region in southeastern Arizona. (Pearce, Arizona)
Conservation And Restoration
Ms. Majoros, a Project Manager with the Trust for Public Land, led an initiative to acquire 270 acres of coastal habitat – including 212 acres of intertidal and emergent wetlands – that benefits 14 federally-listed threatened and endangered species. (South Miami, Florida)
Science Research
Dr. Semlitsch is a Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. (Columbia, Missouri)