Since 1989, the program has honored more than 150 champions of wetlands conservation; helped draw local and national media attention to their causes; and played an important role in securing funding for and convincing policy makers to consider seriously the issues they have championed.

The 2010 National Wetlands Awards recipients were honored on May 19, 2010 at this years' Awards Ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.

Also, be sure to check out our new online resource, Leading the Way, to learn more about ways to get involved in wetlands.

The 2010 National Wetlands Awards recipients accept their awards. View photos of this year's ceremony.

 

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Awardees in the News

ELI Press Releases for 2008 National Wetlands Awards

• 2008 National Wetlands Awards Winners Announced - March 10, 2008
• Call for Nominations for 2008 National Wetlands Awards - August 30, 2007

Selected Press Coverage of 2008 Awardees

• Caroline Dean
  • Opelika resident to be recognized at the Capitol - Opelika-Auburn News (May 11, 2008)
  • Trail at Opelika Municipal Park named in honor of Caroline Dean - Opelika-Auburn News (May 29, 2008)
  • Caroline Dean Wildflower Trail - Keep Opelika Beautiful (June 29, 2008)
• Raymond Semlitsch
  • MU biology professor gets wetlands honor - Columbia Tribune (April 29, 2008)
  • The wetlands man - Ray Semlitsch earns national recognition for practical ecology - Mizzou Wire (June 5, 2008)
  • Semlitsch saluted - Missouri Herpetologist Ray Semlitsch Receives 2008 National Wetlands Award - The Center for North American Herpetology (April 3, 2008)
• Mildred Majoros
  • Miami Woman Honored for Saving Puerto Rican Coastal Wetland - Environmental News Service (May 7, 2008)
  • TPL's Mildred Majoros Wins National Wetlands Award - The Trust for Public Land (May 5, 2008)
  • Miami Woman Wins National Wetlands Award - WNBC (May 7, 2008)
• Diane Nygaard
  • CARLSBAD: Agua Hedionda watershed plan out for review - North County Times (July 9, 2008)
  • CARLSBAD FWO: Press Tour Highlights Wetlands Conservation Needs in San Diego County, California - US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 9, 2008)
• John Dorney
  • Notable Accomplishments - Water Resources Research Institute, p. 9 (Jan. - Apr. 2008)
    

Selected Press Coverage of 2007 Awardees

• Jeanne Christie
  • Wetland Warrior: Windham Woman Wins National Award for Protecting Wetlands - Association of State Wetland Managers Press Release (May 31, 2007)
• Paul Keddy
  • Southeastern Ecologist to Receive National Wetlands Award - Southeastern Louisiana University News Release (April 30, 2007)
• Jeff Nania
  • Nania Earns National Award: WWA’s Jeff Nania of Portage Receives Honor in Washington, DC, for His Extensive Work in Wetlands Restoration - The Capital Times (May 9, 2007)
• Lynda Saul
  • Safeguarding State's Wetlands - Helena Independent Record (April 29, 2007)
• Lynda Saul
  • Saul Honored for Wetlands Work - Billings Gazette (May 1, 2007)
  • Woman to Be Honored for Safeguarding Wetlands - Billings Gazette (April 30, 2007)
• Alice Wellford
  • Essex Woman Wins Wetlands Award - The Free Lance-Star (March 14, 2007)
• Sen. Russ Feingold (Keynote Speaker)
  • Feingold Calls on Congress to Restore the True Meaning of the Clean Water Act - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold Press Release (May 15, 2007)

To suggest additional press coverage for inclusion on this page, please contact us at wetlandsawards@eli.org

 

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