Oct 8: PennFuture Women in Conservation Awards

Each year, PennFuture honors the accomplishments of exceptional women conservationists in Pennsylvania. The 2020 Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards are designed to encourage continuing excellence in conservation and to forge a stronger network of exceptional women working to protect Pennsylvania’s environment. 

Since its inception in 2015, this event has traveled around the state to different communities to ensure recognition of local leaders, volunteers, and career professionals.  In 2020, they are celebrating women in Southwest Pennsylvania -- and I am incredibly honored to be counted among the awardees!

They've announced the honorees of PennFuture’s Sixth Annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards and ask you join in congratulating these eleven amazing women!

Before we get to “open the envelope, please” we do need to address some changes in our event this year due to COVID-19.

There was to be a banquet and award ceremony on April 30^th at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh -- but, pandemic!  Now, not surprisingly, there will be a virtual event, instead -- on October 8th.  Your $40 Login Ticket will include a "PennFuture Swag Bag" with all kinds of useful things.  Please register here!

And now, here they are, the 2020 Celebrating Women in Conservation Award Honorees!!!

Women of Lifetime Achievement in Conservation

Caren Glotfelty

Beverly Braverman 

Dr. Patricia DeMarco 

Woman of Environmental Community Engagement

Maren Cooke 

Woman of Renewable Energy and Climate

Sharon Pillar 

Woman of Environmental Arts

Ann Rosenthal 

Woman of Environmental Media, Marketing, and Communications 

Kirsi Jansa

Woman of Environmental Education 

Camila Rivera Tinsley 

Woman of Environmental Justice 

Raina Rippel 

Woman of the Watershed 

Melissa Reckner 

Young Woman of Conservation Leadership

Leandra Mira

You can learn more about each of these women on the event page -- and register to attend!