Awards
Wildlife
Rise To The Future
Rise to the Future Awards
Rise to the Future Award Winners
Below are the respective recipients of the 2020 National Rise to the Future Awards for excellence and leadership in Fisheries, Hydrology, Soil Science, and Air Programs.
- Fish Your National Forest Award: Candice Price and Wayne Hubbard, Urban American Outdoors
- Collaborative Aquatic Stewardship Award: Himes Creek Instream Flow Project Team, San Juan National Forest
- Early Career Professional Excellence Award: Ali Reddington, Cherokee National Forest
- Friend of the Fish/Watershed Award: Doug Wise and the Engineering staff, Rocky Mountain Regional Office
- Line Officer Award: Chuck Mark of the Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Partnership Award: Truckee River Watershed Council
- Professional Excellence – Fish Management Award: Kate Meyer, McKenzie River Ranger District/Willamette National Forest
- Public Awareness Award: Willamette National Forest Youth Snorkeling Program
- Jim Sedell Research Achievement Award: Dr. Peter R. Robichaud, Rocky Mountain Research Station
- Field Soil Scientist Award: Tricia Prentice, USFS Business Operations – Enterprise Program
- “Wagon Wheel Gap” Hydrology: Jim Mineau, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
- Paul Miller Air Award: Trent Wickman, Eastern Region
Nomination Information
RTTF Nominations due December 2020
- Categories Descriptions (Word DOC 372 KB)
- Nomination Form (Word DOC 63 KB)
- Request for Nominations Letter - 508 version of official (44 KB PDF)
Wildlife
NOMINATION INFORMATION
Mule Deer Conservation Award - USDA Forest Service & Mule Deer Foundation
- Descriptions and Nomination Criteria Form (25 KB DOCX) :: 508 Accessible document
- Call Letter - 508 version of official (51 KB PDF)
Making Tracks/Wild Turkey - The National Making Tracks With the Forest Service Award
- Descriptions and Nomination Criteria Form (22 KB DOC) :: 508 Accessible document
- Call Letter - 508 version of official (51 KB PDF)
FS-BLM Conservation Awards
- Descriptions and Nomination Criteria Form (57 KB DOC) :: 508 Accessible document
- Call Letter - 508 version of official (44 KB PDF)
Lloyd W. Swift Sr. Award
- Descriptions and Nomination Criteria Form (23 KB DOC) :: 508 Accessible document
- Call Letter - 508 version of official (44 KB PDF)
Jack Adams Award
- Descriptions and Nomination Criteria Form (22 KB DOC) :: 508 Accessible document
- Call Letter - 508 version of official (44 KB PDF)
Wings Across the Americas Conservation
- Descriptions and Nomination Criteria :: Link takes you to USFS International Programs - Wings Across the Americas
- Call Letter - 508 version of official (44 KB PDF)
Presidential Migratory Bird Stewardship :: Information
- Descriptions and Nomination Criteria Form :: At FWS internet site :: FS Employees - Please submit nominations to Wildlife program via email in 2019 to allow time to review and consolidate on behalf of the agency.
- Call Letter (44 KB PDF) - 2016
Forest Service/Elk Country - RMEF Award: There is not an annual schedule for the Elk Country awards. Nominations can be sent in throughout the year and can be coordinated with the RMEF liaison. Historical award winners are listed on this Award page, AwardsArchiveWFWARP.docx
WILDLIFE AWARD WINNERS
Awarded: Spring
Each year the USDA Forest Service recognizes outstanding individual and group achievements by natural resource professionals in the Forest Service, as well as significant partner contributions to wildlife, fish and native plant conservation.
Making Tracks/Wild Turkey
Congratulations to all the Award Winners
- Forest Service garners four National Wild Turkey Federation awards
- plus receiving the Land Stewardship award from the National Wild Turkey Federation.
FS-BLM Conservation Awards :
- JOINT CONSERVATION PROJECT Recipient: .
- JOINT CONSERVATION PARTNER Recipient:
Lloyd W. Swift Sr. Award : Nancy Francine, Plumas National Forest
Jack Adams Award : David Lockman, Bitterroot National Forest
Forest Service/Mule Deer Foundation Award :
Forest Service/Elk Country - RMEF Award:
PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS
10.20.21