So I found out last night that Mike Callahan of Beaver Solutions LLC won the newly titled “Spotlight Muir” award for Business Conservation for his work on the DVD making beaver management accessible to everyone. How cool is that? I nominated Mike with the hope of drawing more attention to this wetlands-saving tool but even though I’m on the board I have nothing to do with the decision about who wins. I certainly couldn’t be happier!
Other winners include Jay Holcomb of IBRRC for conservationist of the year, a recognition much deserved in this year of gulf-madness. The Lindsay Wildlife Museum for non profit of the year and Nature Bridge for educational contribution.
The formal news will come sometime this week, but in the mean time congratulations to all our many friends on the recognition of your labors of love! This year’s awards ceremony will include mesmerizing speaker Shelton Johnson whom you should remember from Ken Burns documentary on the National Parks. The evening is in the “not to be missed” catogory, and I would buy your tickets now because it is definitely going to sell out!
