National Wetlands Awards Archive
Education And Outreach
For almost 50 years, Jack and Anne Rudloe have operated an education center from their lab, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab. (Panacea, Florida)
Science Research
For over 40 years, South Dakota State University Distinguished Professor of Ecology Dr. W. Carter Johnson has been a major contributor to wetland science. (Brookings, South Dakota)
State, Tribal, And Local Program Development
Working in the public and non-profit sectors for the past 37 years, Ray Norrgard has been committed to wetlands and waterfowl. (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)
Wetland Community Leader
For nearly 30 years, Esther Lev has worked tirelessly to protect wetlands across the state of Oregon. (Portland, Oregon)
20Th Anniversary Award For Sustained Contributions
After graduating from BSU, Mr. Brunswick spent the next ten years restoring the 428-acre Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve – part of the Limberlost Wetlands – and leading efforts to purchase and restore an additional 1,092 acres of farmed wetlands. (Geneva, IN)
Volunteer Leadership
Maggy Hurchalla’s family moved to Miami in the 1920s, just in time for the 1926 Hurricane-a wall of water and wind that humbled Florida’s boom-time settlers. (Stuart, Florida)
Wetland Community Leader
As the director of the Elkhorn Slough Foundation for 30 years, Mark Silberstein has worked tirelessly to protect, restore, and share the Elkhorn Slough, one of California’s most significant wetland environments. (Moss Landing, California)
State, Tribal, And Local Program Development
Doug Norris has been at the forefront of wetlands protection and conservation in Minnesota for over 20 years. (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Science Research
Pennsylvania State University Professor of Geography and Ecology, Dr. Robert P. Brooks is a preeminent wetlands researcher. (University Park, Pennsylvania )
Landowner Stewardship
Landowner Robert Zorb has worked with federal, state, and local partners to restore his land in Washington and Idaho. (Spokane, Washington)