National Wetlands Awards Archive

Science Research
University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
Education And Outreach
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Conservation And Restoration
Peter David is a wildlife biologist with the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (Odanah, Wisconsin)
Conservation And Restoration
Thomas R. Biebighauser has been dedicated to wetland conservation, restoration, and establishment for over 33 years. (Morehead, Kentucky)
Landowner Stewardship
Mary and Jay Hardwick are partners in Hardwick Planting Company, which operates on Somerset Plantation, a large family partnership in Newellton, LA. (Newellton, Louisiana)
Education And Outreach
Dr. Jacqueline Comito, an anthropologist, musician, and video producer, has been involved in wetlands education and outreach for just five years, but in that short time has produced an impressive body of high-caliber work. (Ames, Iowa)
Science Research
Dr. Stuart E.G. Findlay is a senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Millbrook, New York)
State, Tribal, And Local Program Development
David L. Davis is the director of the Office of Wetlands and Stream protection at Virgina’s Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ). (Richmond, Virginia)
Wetland Community Leader
Barbara “Maka’ala” A. Ka’aumoana is the executive director of the Hanalei Watershed Hui, a community-based, nonprofit focused on the stewardship of the natural, cultural, and economic resources of the Hanalei Bay Watershed. (Hanalei, Hawaii)
Conservation And Restoration
Mark Abramson has dedicated the last 15 years to protecting and restoring wetlands and streams in the coastal County of Los Angeles. (Los Angeles, California)