The Conservation Achievement Award was first presented in 1991. This award is given to a federal, state, or tribal natural resource agency for the entity’s conservation projects.
Past Award Winners
- 2021-2022
- Hickey Bros Research
- 2020-2021
- Not awarded
- 2019-2020
- Scientists, Columbia Inter Tribal Fish Commission;
Upper Willamette Stewardship Network - 2018-2019
- Not awarded
- 2017-2018
- Grand Canyon National Park, Fisheries Program
- 2016-2017
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility - 2015-2016
- Grant County Public Utility District
- 2011-2012
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council
- 2010-2011
- Cherry Creek Working Group, Montana;
- Grunion Greeter’s Project (CA/NV)
- 2009-2010
- Unknown
- 2008-2009
- Devil’s Hole Pupfish Incident Command Team and Associates
- 2007-2008
- Whirling Disease Foundation (Dave Kumlein)
- 2005-2006
- Pacific Rivers Council Special Recognition, Richard Vincent Chapter of the Year, Oregon Riparian Challenge, BLM Redding Field Office, USFS McKenzie River Partnership, Pima County Board
- 2003-2004
- 2002-2003
- Chelan County PUD and Ted Turner and the Turner Foundation
- 2001-2002
- National Marine Fisheries Service (Bob Lohn) and the Northwest Power Planning Council (Larry Cassidy)
- 2000-2001
- 1999-2000
- 1998-1999
- 1997-1998
- 1996-1997
- 1995-1996
- Klamath Tribes, Natural Resources Department
- 1994-1995
- 1993-1994
- 1992-1993
- Hal Thomas, California Department of Fish and Game
- 1991-1992
- 1990-1991
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes; Oregon Trout; Salish Kootenia Tribes
