ELI honored the 2020 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 2020 National Wetlands Awardees on an episode of ELI's People Places Planet Podcast.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Division of Nature Preserves
Geneva, IN
After graduating from BSU, Mr. Brunswick spent the next ten years restoring the 428-acre Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve – part of the Limberlost Wetlands – and leading efforts to purchase and restore an additional 1,092 acres of farmed wetlands.
The Senior Director of Water Resources at American Rivers in San Francisco, Melissa Samet has dedicated her career to the protection and restoration of wetlands through the use of advocacy, education, and litigation.
Aquatic biologist, Peter Bahls, founded the Northwest Watershed Institute in 2001 to provide scientific and technical support for habitat restoration in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Carol A. Johnston has been advancing wetland science for the past 35 years, from her first job as an air photo interpreter for the New York State Wetlands Inventory to her present job as a Professor at South Dakota State University.
Ms. Susan Vincent teaches Earth and Marine Sciences and chairs the science department at The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem in New York City.