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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).



Medal winners include:

1989 - Robert Redford

1988 - President Oscar and First Lady Marguerita Arias

1987 - Vladimir E. Flint

1986 - John F. Seiberling

1985 - Cecil D. Andrus

1984 - Joseph J. Hickey

1983 - Margaret Wentworth Owings

1982 - C.R. "Pink" Gutermuth

1981 - Richard H. Pough

1980 - Margaret E. Murie



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