Annual Conservation Awards

Carolinian Canada Conservation Awards recognize outstanding contributions of people who protect Carolinian Canada's unique nature. Nomination Guidelines and forms from last year's awards are available here.

Stewardship Champions

Individuals who have excelled in stewardship efforts for natural habitat

Groups who champion the conservation of Carolinian habitats and species at risk

Young people who have demonstrated leadership in natural environment protection

Help us to reward their efforts.

You can nominate an individual or group (including categories for youth and lifetime achievement) for actions that are innovative, effective, caring, or daring in helping to protect the unique natural spaces and species of Carolinian Canada.

Your caring person may, for example, have produced an inspiring publication, held an awesome event, created execptional outreach tools, wrote an astounding piece of conservation journalism, saved significant lands, restored critical habitat, helped neighbours in conservation stewardship, developed key policy, protected important water sources, rallied for natural areas, or saved a species at risk.

An individual nominee may be a dedicated landowner, stakeholder, professional or volunteer who has acted above and beyond expectations.

A Group Nominee may be non-profit, a government agency, business, industry, media or partnership that has integrated conservation into new areas or made great strides for nature.

A Youth Nominee may be a young person, youth group or youth program that is active in protecting Carolinian Canada’s unique nature.

A Lifetime Achievement Nominee may be an individual or group that has shown exceptional commitment over many years to advance conservation success in Carolinian Canada.

Do you know people who have inspired a community?
Do you know a landowner who has undertaken significant stewardship?
Do you know a business that has gone out of its way to do “the right thing”?
Do you know a naturalist who has dedicated their life to conservation?
Do you know a decision-maker who has taken a stand?
Do you know…?

Nomination Guidelines and Forms are available here