Sierra Club Awards
Each year, the Sierra Club presents a series of national-level awards. These awards are:
- Sierra Club John Muir Award, the club's top award.
- Sierra Club William E. Colby Award, another top award.
- Edgar Wayburn Award, honors outstanding service to the environment by a person in government.
- Distinguished Achievement Award, which honors persons in public service for a particular action of singular importance to conservation.
- David R. Brower Award, which recognizes outstanding environmental reporting.
- Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, which honors excellence in conservation photography.
- William O. Douglas Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding use of the legal/judicial process to achieve environmental goals.
- EarthCare Award, which honors an individual, organization, or agency that has made a unique contribution to international environmental protection and conservation.
- Communication Award, honors the best use of communications by a Sierra Club group, chapter or other entity to further the Club’s mission.
- Environmental Alliance Award, recognizes individuals or groups that have forged partnerships with other non-Sierra Club entities.
- Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award, recognizes contributions to mountaineering.
- Joseph Barbosa Earth Fund Award, recognizes a Sierra Club member under the age of 30.
- Madelyn Pyeatt Award, recognizes work with youth.
- Oliver Kehrlein Award, for outstanding service to the Sierra Club’s outings program.
- One-Club Award, honors Sierra Club members who have used outings as a way to protect or improve public lands, instill an interest in conservation, increase membership in the Sierra Club, or increase awareness of the Sierra Club.
- Raymond J. Sherwin International Award, honors extraordinary volunteer service toward international conservation.
- Special Achievement Awards, for a single act of importance dedicated to conservation or the Sierra Club.
- Special Service Awards, for strong and consistent commitment to conservation over an extended period of time.
- Susan E. Miller Award, honors administrative contributions to Sierra Club groups, chapters and regional entities.
- Walter Starr Award, honors continuing service to the Sierra Club by a former member of the Board of Directors.
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