2016 EE Award Recipients

Click on the names below to read more about the 2016 Excellence in Environmental Education Award Recipients.

Enos A. Mills Lifetime Achievement Award

Rafael Salgado

Executive Director, Cal-Wood Education Center

President's Award

Luis Benitez

Director, Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office

Outstanding Environmental Educator Award

James Garcia

Outreach Specialist, Denver Zoological Foundation

Outstanding Youth Environmental Leadership Award

Angel Bujanda, Samuel Frykholm, Joseph Koch, Samantha Montes, Brayhan Reveles, and Yesenia Martinez

Get Outdoors Leadville Youth Research Team

Advancing Environmental Literacy Award

Hub Program, Alliance for Sustainble Colorado

Innovative Environmental Education Program Awards


Pollinators in Peril Distance Learning Series The Butterfly Pavilion		Green Star Schools Program Aurora Public Schools



Wooly: Landfills Explained Pitkin County Solid Waste Center		Sustainability Incentive Program Douglas County School District

Outstanding Retiring Educator Recognition

Betsy Leonard

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