Recipients

1990 National Wetlands Awards Recipients

Gregor I. McGregor

Local Government Category
Chairman of governmental affairs, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC)
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Gregor McGregor is a pioneer in environmental law and wetlands protection.

Michael A. Aurelia

Local Government Category
Director, Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency of Greenwich
Greenwich, Connecticut
Michael Aurelia has served as director of the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency of Greenwich, Connecticut, since 1974.

Patricia Riexinger

State Government
Wetlands Program Manager, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Albany, New York
Patricia Riexinger has worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for 14 years and has headed its wetlands program for 7 years.

Arthur A. Davis

State Government
Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Arthur A Davis. has been active in natural resources protection for more than 30 years.

David Clabo

Private Sector
District Landfill Manager, Browning-Ferris Industries
Memphis, Tennessee
David Clabo has made wetlands creation and restoration an integral part of a job many would not readily associate with conservation.

John W. Broome and Althea Pratt-Broome

Nonprofit Category
Founders, The Wetlands Conservancy
Tualatin, Oregon
Wetlands are a way of life for John W. (Jack) Broome and Althea Pratt-Broome.

Jon Kusler

Lifetime Achievement Award
Executive Director, Association of State Wetland Managers
Berne, New York
Jon Kusler, founder and executive director of the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM), is the first recipient of the National Wetlands Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for singular dedication and excellence in wetlands protection.