National Wetlands Awards Archive
Land Stewardship And Development
Bryce and Brad Evans purchased 1,450 acres of bottomland in Missouri in 1991, with dreams of developing a top-notch row crop farm. (Concordia, Missouri)
Land Stewardship And Development
David Carter grew up on a small farm in southwestern Iowa near the town of Randolph. (Sydney, Iowa)
Land Stewardship And Development
A horseback ride to visit an old cowboy neighbor in 1942 changed young Clarence Mortenson’s life. (Hayes, South Dakota)
Land Stewardship And Development
Nature needs a defender in the beat-up U.S./Mexico borderlands. (Oakland, California)
Land Stewardship And Development
When Mike McNeil heads out to check his cattle on a March day, he’s likely to see amongst his grazing animals some of the 20-30,000 sandhill cranes and perhaps even rare whooping cranes that visit his ranch during their northerly migration. (Monte Vista, California)
Land Stewardship And Development
After a rainy night in 1976, Ken Brunswick awoke one April morning and saw hundreds of acres of his dairy farm flooded. (Geneva, Indiana)
Land Stewardship And Development
Raymond Beck, a retired city employee, has dedicated and managed his 60-acres of land for wildlife for more than 30 years. (Marlow, Oklahoma)
Land Stewardship And Development
As Champion International Corporation’s Northeast Region Wildlife Biologist, Gary Donovan leads the management of cultural and natural resources associated with the 1.3 million acres of Champion land in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. (Bucksport, Maine)
Land Stewardship And Development
Norman Haigh has devoted a lifetime to restoring the productivity of farmland in the Lower Mississippi Valley. (Jonesville, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi)
Land Stewardship And Development
As president of a development company in Central Ohio, Robin W. Green is seeking to redefine the relationship between residential developments and the environment. (West Jefferson, Ohio)