National Wetlands Awards Archive

Land Stewardship And Development
Kimberly de Castro, a small business owner, has taken a 50-acre severely abused property and begun slowly but surely healing it. (San Jose, New Mexico)
Land Stewardship And Development
James P. Siepmann is a land developer who specializes in developing open space communities that allow for new homes yet preserve the rural character of each site through protection of environmentally sensitive areas. (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
Land Stewardship And Development
Brien O’Connor Dunn is the owner and operator of the Fennessey Ranch in Refugio County, Texas. (Bayside, Texas)
Land Stewardship And Development
For the past 15 years, Bunker Sands has directed the restoration of more than 1,600 acres of wetlands on Rosewood Ranches, a working cattle ranch. (Dallas, Texas)
Land Stewardship And Development
Don and Debbi Koeberlein have demonstrated their outstanding dedication to the protection of wetlands through several wetland restoration projects they have completed on their property and by encouraging other farmers to participate in similar activities. (Tolono, Illinois)
Land Stewardship And Development
When the Sebastianis purchased property in southern Sonoma County as a site for their proposed Viansa Winery, they wanted not only to produce superior varietal wines but to leave the Earth in as good or better condition than they found it. (Sonoma, California)
Land Stewardship And Development
For 20 years, the Fagerlands have been farming on top of the Prairie Coteau, a geological formation left by the last glacier 10,000 years ago. (Langford, South Dakota)
Land Stewardship And Development
Bill McHenry, award winner in the Land Stewardship and Development category, came to the Sacramento Job Corps in 1981. (Sacramento, California )
Land Stewardship And Development
Dr. Thomas Dick is an award winner both for his dedication to the restoration of wetlands on his property and for his role in making the wetlands restoration program in Pennsylvania one of the most successful in the nation. (Johnston, Pennsylvania)