Awards

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...

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...

The Black Hills Conservation Committee is very pleased to announce that Anne Van Sweringen has been chosen for the Jack Davis Conservationist of the Year Award for 2022.  Her untiring and lengthy service in pursuit of environmental protections makes her an outstanding choice.  It isn’t practical to list everything Anne has accomplished in her years with Black Hills Audubon and other organizations. ...

It is with great pleasure that the Board of Black Hills Audubon announces the recipient of our 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award to long-time volunteer Sue Danver.  As a member of the BHAS Conservation Committee, Sue Danver has pro-actively carried the ball for land conservation in Thurston County for at least the past twenty years.  During part of that time, she was chair of the Conservation...

Deb Nickerson hardly needs an introduction to members of Black Hills Audubon. She joined our organization in 1999 and has been on the board for more than 20 years. Her activities ranged from Feeder Cleaning Coordinator, Secretary, Education Chair, Outreach Chair, and Communications Chair. She was instrumental in helping establish the popular Birds and Beer and co-founded Birding and Breakfast, a local...