Environmental Law Institute - National Wetlands Awards

Jolly Giant Creek is a small waterway running along the western boundary of Arcata High School, where Louis Armin-Hoiland teaches biology.

When Mike McNeil heads out to check his cattle on a March day, he’s likely to see amongst his grazing animals some of the 20-30,000 sandhill cranes and perhaps even rare whooping cranes that visit his ranch during their northerly migration.

After a rainy night in 1976, Ken Brunswick awoke one April morning and saw hundreds of acres of his dairy farm flooded.

Dr. James G. Gosselink has been a leader in wetland ecology for more than 40 years as a scientist and scholar and as a communicator of science.

In a successful organization such as Oxbow, Incorporated, a group of dedicated, hard-working people generally form its core.

Shannon Estenoz’s roots in the mangrove-rimmed wetlands of South Florida run deep.

Ernie Barnett is the director of Ecosystem Projects with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.