Environmental Law Institute - National Wetlands Awards

As the director of the Elkhorn Slough Foundation for 30 years, Mark Silberstein has worked tirelessly to protect, restore, and share the Elkhorn Slough, one of California’s most significant wetland environments.

Doug Norris has been at the forefront of wetlands protection and conservation in Minnesota for over 20 years.

Pennsylvania State University Professor of Geography and Ecology, Dr. Robert P. Brooks is a preeminent wetlands researcher.

Landowner Robert Zorb has worked with federal, state, and local partners to restore his land in Washington and Idaho.

Ohio landowners, brothers Steve and Jerry Panzner, have transformed their restored wetlands into a living laboratory for elementary, undergraduate, and graduate students.

For over 25 years, Thomas Ries has played an instrumental role in wetland restoration in southwest Florida.