Writing Awards
Outstanding Column, First Place, 2020, Virginia Outdoor Writers Association
“So much has been accomplished in 50 years since the first Earth Day”
News Leader
Outstanding Book, First Place, 2019, Virginia Outdoor Writers Association
Swoope Almanac
Stories of love, land, and water in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley
Outstanding Blog, First Place, 2019, Virginia Outdoor Writers Association
Environmental Justice and a Burning Bridge Across the Potomac
Outstanding Blog, First Place, 2018
Virginia Outdoor Writers Association
Best Conservation Writing Award, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 2018
Outstanding Blog, First Place, 2016
Virginia Outdoor Writers Association
Conservation Awards
Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018, James Madison University
Soil Health Champion, 2017, National Association of Conservation Districts
Hugh Hammond Bennett Award for Conservation Excellence, 2017,
National Conservation Planning Partnership
Watershed Champion Award, 2016
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Leadership Award, 2014
Choose Clean Water Coalition
Conservationist of the Year, 2002
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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