2025 Conservation Achievement Awards

Alaska Conservation Foundation presents the 2025 Conservation Achievement Awards, an opportunity to gather together and honor dedicated community members making outstanding contributions to Alaska's Conservation Movement. Come celebrate this year's winners with us on September 25th at the Anchorage Museum!

• Lifetime Achievement Award – Fran Ulmer
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Pat Pourchot
• Celia Hunter Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contributions – Nancy Waterman
• Olaus Murie Award for Outstanding Professional Contributions – Dave Mitchell
• Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award for Excellence in Still Photography, Film or Video – Gerrit Vyn
• Jerry S. Dixon Award for Excellence in Environmental Education – Nan Eagleson
• Caleb Pungowiyi Award for Outstanding Achievements by an Alaska Native Organization or Individual – Deilah Johnson
• Lowell Thomas, Jr. Award for Outstanding Achievements by an Organization Doing Conservation Work – Copper River Watershed Project
• Denny Wilcher Award for Young Environmental Activists - Kai Thomas