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National Wetlands Research Center Information Product Awards
2009
- Award of Excellence, editing category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: Land Area Change and Overview of Major Hurricane Impacts in Coastal Louisiana, 2004-08.
2008
- National Award of Distinction, Society for Technical Communication: “Vanishing Before Our Eyes: Louisiana Cheniere Woods and the Birds that Depend on Them.”
- Award of Excellence, Society for Technical Communication, Houston Chapter: “Vanishing Before Our Eyes: Louisiana Cheniere Woods and the Birds that Depend on Them.
- First Place, conference material category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: DRAGON Conference Material.
- First Place, speech category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: “Communicating During a Disaster: the Professional and the Personal.”
- Shoemaker Award, excellence in internal communications speech category, U.S. Geological Survey, “Communicating During a Disaster: the Professional and the Personal.”
2006
- Leica Geosystems Award Best Scientific Paper in Remote Sensing, 2006: "Leaf Optical Property Changes Associated with the Occurrence of Spartina alterniflora Dieback in Coastal Louisiana Related to Remote Sensing Mapping"
- First Place, shoestring budget category, National Association of Government Communicators: “Using Radar To Understand Migratory Birds and Their Habitats: Critical Needs for the Gulf of Mexico.”
2005
- Distinguished Award, Society for Technical Communication International Competition, Houston Chapter: Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map and Poster
2004
- Competition Award, Society for Technical Communication: Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map
- Shoemaker Award, excellence in internal communication: Sound Waves - Coastal Science and Research News from Across the USGS.
- Award of Excellence, one-of-a-kind – government publications, APEX 2004 Awards for Publication Excellence: Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map.
2003
- Second Place, Special Product category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map.
- Award of Excellence, Individual Map category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map.
2002
- First Place, CD-ROM category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: “Cross Lake Watershed.”
- Community Outreach Achievement Award, Louisiana Governor’s Environmental Leadership Awards, Louisiana Environmental Leadership Program: “Cross Lake Watershed.”
- First Place, CD-ROM category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: Explore Coastal Louisiana.
- Award of Excellence, Society for Technical Communication: National Coastal Condition Report (with EPA).
- Merit Award, Technical Publications, Society for Technical Communication: A Guide to Bottomland Hardwood Restoration.
2001
- Science Editor’s Choice: Highlights of the Recent Literature, “Degradation of Mangrove Tissues and Implications for Peat Formation in Belizean Island Forests” (J. Ecol. 89, 818 [2001]).
- Award of Excellence, Technical Publications, Society for Technical Communication: Atlas of Rare Endemic Vascular Plants of the Arctic.
- Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Coastal Stewardship Award, media category: “Explore Coastal Louisiana CD-ROM.”
- Second Place, Shoestring Budget category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: Paradise Lost? The Coastal Prairie of Louisiana and Texas.
- Second Place, Softcover Books category, National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award: Status and Trends of the Nation’s Biological Resources.
2000
- Key resource, First Place, Links2Go: USGS National Wetlands Research Center: Fragile Fringe, Web version.
- Notable Government Documents, American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table: Status and Trends of the Nation’s Biological Resources.
- Award of Merit, international competition, Society for Technical Communication: Invasive Plants: Changing the Landscape of America.
- First Place, Best Publication, Report category, National Association of Government Communicators: Invasive Plants: Changing the Landscape of America.
- Second Place, Best CD-ROM, National Association of Government Communicators: “Black Bears and Songbirds of the Lower Mississippi River Valley.”
- Best of Show Award, Society for Technical Communication, Houston Chapter: Invasive Plants: Changing the Landscape of America.
- Distinguished Technical Communication Award, Society for Technical Communication, Houston Chapter: Invasive Plants: Changing the Landscape of America.
- Excellence Award, Society for Technical Communication, Houston Chapter: Making a World of Difference: Recent USGS Contributions to the Nation.
- Excellence Award, Society for Technical Communication, Houston Chapter: Coast 2050: Toward a Sustainable Coastal Louisiana, an Executive Summary.
- Excellence Award, Society for Technical Communication, Houston Chapter: Status and Trends of the Nation’s Biological Resources.
- Excellence Award, Society for Technical Communication, Houston Chapter: Caring for Coastal Wetlands.
1999
- Spotlight Award, GovSpot.com, for Web version of Making a World of Difference.
1998
- Notable Government Document, American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table: Invasive Plants: Changing the Landscape of America.
- John I. Davidson Award for practical papers, Third Place, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: “AVHRR Imagery Used to Identify Hurricane Damage in a Forested Wetland of Louisiana.”
1997
- Shoemaker Communications Award, U.S. Geological Survey: Fragile Fringe: Coastal Wetlands of the United States.
1996
- Second Place, Best Publication, international competition, National Association of Government Communicators: Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems.
- Grand Award, First Place, APEX ‘96 Awards for Publication Excellence: Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems.
- Outstanding Publication, First Place in wildlife, Louisiana Wildlife Biologists Association: “Winter Biomass and Nutrient Values of Three Seagrass Species as Potential Food for Redheads (Aythya americana Eyton) in Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana.”
- Outstanding Publication, First Place in popular literature, Louisiana Wildlife Biologists Association: “Gulf of Mexico Coastal Wetlands: Case Studies of Loss Trends.”
1995
- Notable Government Document, American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table: Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of the U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems.
- Best Publication, International Competition, First Place, National Association of Government Communicators: Nature into Art: Six Centuries of Botanical Illustration with museum and educational kit.
1994
- Best Paper Presentation, Honorable Mention, Earth Resource Information Second Thematic Conference for Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments: "Integrated Spatial Decision Support: A New Methodology for Coastal System Management."
- Best Paper Presentation, Honorable Mention, Earth Resource Information Second Thematic Conference for Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments: "The Use of GIS and Image Processing Technology for Wetland Planning, Protection, and Restoration in Coastal Louisiana."
- Best Poster, Honorable Mention, Earth Resource Information Second Thematic Conference for Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments: "The Use of GIS and Image Processing Technology for Wetland Planning, Protection, and Restoration in Coastal Louisiana."
1993
- Best Publication (Local, State, and Federal), Honorable Mention, National Association of Government Communicators: Fragile Fringe: Coastal Wetlands of the United States.
- Best Publication, First Place, Louisiana Wildlife Biologists Association: "The U. S. Gulf Shrimp Fishery," Chapter 6 of Climate Variability, Climate Change, and Fisheries.
- Best Publication, First Place, Louisiana Wildlife Biologists Association: “Food Preference of Spring Migrating Blue-Winged Teal in Southwest Louisiana.”
- Best Poster selected for ARC/Info users publication, ARC/Info Users Conference: "Using GIS to Monitor Habitat Change Surrounding New Orleans."
1992
- Best Publication, First Place, Louisiana Wildlife Biologists Association: “Multiple-use Impoundments for Attracting Waterfowl and Producing Crawfish.”
1987
- Best Publication (Local, State, and Federal), First Place, National Association of Government Communicators: Restless Ribbons of Sand: Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Barriers.
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