WHC Awards 

WHC’s prestigious International Conservation Awards recognize voluntary activities by individuals, companies and organizations, large or small, private or non-profit, who demonstrate excellence in the areas of wildlife habitat enhancement and restoration. Our recipients also show that employing exemplary practices and approaches to protecting natural resources and environment also promotes significant economic benefits. Each volunteer that contributes to WHC’s corporate habitat programs, demonstrates exceptional commitment or innovation above and beyond their company/organization’s primary environmental stewardship goals. Apply for an Awards Program

• International Conservation Awards
  Corporate Habitat of the Year
  Rookie of the Year
• Corporate Lands for Learning of the Year Award
• CLL Rookie of the Year
• Community Partner of the Year
• First Flight Award
• NAPPC WHC Pollinator Protection Award
• Prairies for Tomorrow Award
• President's Award
• U.S. EPA Performance Track WHC Special Commendation
• Wild Turkey Management Award
• William W. Howard C.E.O. Award
• Wings Over Wetlands Award

Searchable Database of WHC Awards

Photo © Lynda Richardson Wildlife Exposed

The Corporate Habitat of the Year award goes to one re-certified site each year. Each year, the winner is presented with the solid bronze osprey statue, at the Annual Symposium, to take back to their site to display for one year. The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) was commissioned by WHC in 1994 by local Maryland wildlife artist, Walter T. Matia. The migratory raptor is symbolic of WHC’s mission to protect and enhance species through beneficial management techniques, as a bird that was once declining in numbers.