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.
Mr. Chester A. McConnell has devoted his professional and personal energies to researching, monitoring, and protecting wildlife species, and has focused for decades on wetlands and streams.
Ms. Hazel Sinclair, a high school biology teacher and a New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana native, is passionate about nature, her state’s coastal wetlands, and public education.