Awards

Jack Davis Conservationist of the Year Award – 2023 The Jack Davis Conservationist of the Year Award for 2023 goes to the Legacy Forest Project for its work in collaboration with the Center for Responsible Forestry.  The informally organized Legacy Forest Project is a local group that preserves legacy forests and does so in association with the more formal Center for Responsible Forestry,...

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR BHAS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Black Hills Audubon honors one of our volunteers every year with the Volunteer of the Year Award. This person needs to be an Audubon member, not on our Board of Directors, who contributes to the organization thusly: ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD: 1. The volunteer contributes outstanding long-term service through work that addresses BHAS’s strategic...

Nominations Requested for the Jack Davis Conservationist of the Year Award BHAS is soliciting nominations for the Jack Davis Conservationist of the Year Award. The award is expected to be presented at a BHAS event in June 2023. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2023. The purpose of the Award is to recognize local citizens or teams that have taken on difficult environmental issues and have...

Nominations Requested for the 2023 Dave McNett Environmental Educator of the Year Award BHAS is proud to continue recognizing environmental education efforts by area residents who are making a positive difference for birds through their teaching, and so we are soliciting nominations for the 2023 Dave McNett Environmental Educator of the Year Award. The award is expected to be presented at a BHAS event...

Deb Nickerson (2020 Volunteer of the Year) andMargery Beeler (2019 Volunteer of the Year)Photo by Sally Nole By Kathleen Snyder It was a warm afternoon in a beautiful northwest location.  It was also the first time in 2 ½ years that our Black Hills Audubon membership has been able to gather and socialize in person.  It was lovely!  About 40 of us met at the Rose Garden Picnic Shelter...