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The Environmental Law Institute® announced that Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) is the winner of their 2002 ELI Annual Award. Boehlert is currently Chairman of the House Science Committee. “I’m honored to receive this award, and…

The Environmental Law Institute® announced that Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) is the winner of their 2002 ELI Annual Award. Boehlert is currently Chairman of the House Science Committee. “I’m honored to receive this award, and also…

The Environmental Law Institute® has released the proceeding from a Mitigation Stakeholders Forum that took place at the National Aquarium in Baltimore in October 2001. The Forum was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland…

Robert Hastings, Director of the Alabama Natural Heritage Program at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, a program of the Nature Conservancy, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Education and Outreach. He will be honored at a ceremony on…

Jim Sweeney, a leading wetland conservationist from Schererville, Indiana, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award in Volunteer Leadership. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC., for his…

Clarence Mortenson, a leader in wetland restoration, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Land Stewardship and Development. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC for outstanding…

Dr. William Patrick, a leader in wetland research for more than 50 years, won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC.

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Ka’apikapika Angel Pilago, a wetland conservationist from Kona, Hawaii, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Outstanding Wetlands Program Development. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in…

Jim King, a wetland conservationist from the California Coastal Conservancy, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Land Stewardship and Development. He will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington…

Christy Foote-Smith, a wetland conservationist from Boston, Massachusetts, has won the 2002 National Wetlands Award for Outstanding Wetlands Program Development. She will be honored at a ceremony on May 16, 2002, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in…