National Wetlands Awards Archive
Outstanding Program Development
Paul Scott Hausmann and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources statewide wetland team he leads have developed and implemented a state program widely emulated for its excellence and innovation in managing and protecting wetlands. (Madison, Wisconsin)
Outstanding Program Development
John Beal has been restoring habitat, streams, and wetlands for more than 25 years. (Seattle, Washington)
Outstanding Program Development
Ka’apikapika Angel Pilago is the founder and executive director of the Kohanaiki ’Ohana. (Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i)
Outstanding Program Development
Christy Foote-Smith’s passion for wetlands began with her childhood explorations of the interdunal ponds along the southern shores of Lake Michigan. (Boston, Massachusetts)
Outstanding Program Development
Shannon Estenoz’s roots in the mangrove-rimmed wetlands of South Florida run deep. (Hollywood, Florida)
Outstanding Program Development
Ernie Barnett is the director of Ecosystem Projects with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. (Tallahassee, Florida)
Outstanding Program Development
Roger Holmes, who retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources this year after four decades of service to the agency, has been one of the state’s great conservationists and a national leader in wetland protection and management. (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Outstanding Program Development
When environmentalists want to protect wetlands in North and South Carolina, they seek out Derb Carter. ()
Outstanding Program Development
Dee Arntz co-founded the Washington Wetlands Network (Wetnet) in 1990 to link and support people and organizations working to protect wetlands. (Seattle, Washington)
Outstanding Program Development
Representative Willard Munger has been a leader of environmental protection in Minnesota since he was elected to its legislature in 1954. (Duluth, Minnesota)