The NatureServe Conservation Award
This annual award recognizes recipients who:
- Significantly increase the public profile of the importance of biodiversity conservation
- Pursue innovative and creative approaches to and impacts on biodiversity conservation
- Set an example for others in their use of biodiversity information in making decisions
- Inspire others to take action towards conserving biodiversity
Nominations are drawn from throughout the NatureServe network, and a committee made up of NatureServe staff and board members, network member representatives, and previous winners selects each year's recipient.
Past Recipients
- 2017: Conservationist and author John L. Riley
- 2016: Ecologist and educator Dr. José Sarukhán
- 2015: Limnologist and conservation scientist David Schindler
- 2014: Marine biologist and NOAA chief Jane Lubchenco
- 2013: Conservation scientist Walt Reid
- 2012: EPA administrator and policymaker William Ruckelshaus
- 2011: Scientist and author E. O. Wilson
- 2010: Robert Jenkins, first chief scientist of The Nature Conservancy and founder of the NatureServe network’s natural heritage methodology