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Audubon Medal

Celebrating Outstanding Conservation Achievement


Established in 1947, the Audubon Medal has been bestowed on a wide array of influential environmentalists in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of conservation and environmental protection.

This distinguished environmental honor recognizes either a single, extraordinary feat or a record of significant contributions.

Past recipients include Presidents (Jimmy Carter), Authors (Rachel Carson), Scientists (E.O. Wilson) and Philanthropists (The Rockefeller Family).


2008 Audubon Medal recipient Richard Louv pictured here with Audubon Chair Carol Browner and Audubon President, John Flicker.

A Conversation with Richard Louv Richard Louv's Acceptance Speech


2008


Robert Burroughs
Richard Louv
Author

A former columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune and author of seven books, Richard Louv gained wide attention through his acclaimed book, Last Child in the Woods. The book reveals a direct connection between the absence of nature in the lives of today’s wired youth and its negative health and societal impacts, a phenomenon Louv terms “Nature-Deficit Disorder.” Click here for the press release.


"For sounding the alarm about the health and societal costs of children’s isolation from the natural world—and for sparking a growing movement to remedy the problem."




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