ELI honored the 2021 National Wetlands Awardees throughout the month of May via podcasts, blogs, videos, and other virtual programming. Check out our social media for a look at the celebration!
Watch ELI'sWebinar on Wetlands and Disaster Resilience HERE.
The National Wetlands Awardees were recognized at the start of the program.
You can also listen to the voices of our 2021 National Wetlands Awardees on an episode of ELI's People Places Planet Podcast.
Since October 1991, Steve Gatewood has spearheaded development of The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve, a landmark mitigation project that will result in the protection of more than 11,500 acres of prime central Florida wetlands.
Mike Houck, Director of the Wetland Conservancy’s Urban Streams Council program in Portland, Oregon, has worked for more than two decades to bring attention to wetlands and wildlife in urban environments.
Resource Conservationist, Napa County Resource Conservation District
Napa County, California
Dennis Bowker, an award winner in the Outstanding Wetlands Program Development category, is a Resource Conservationist with the Napa County Resource Conservation District.