2022 Wildlife Refuge Awards Nominations Now Open!

Nominations Now Being Accepted Until March 7th!

Every year, the National Wildlife Refuge Association honors the outstanding accomplishments by refuge managers, refuge employees, volunteers, Friends Groups, and refuge advocates through our Refuge System Awards program.

Today, we begin accepting nominations for our 2022 National Wildlife Refuge Awards!

Think back over the past year and take this opportunity to recognize the dedicated people whose achievements were instrumental in strengthening our national wildlife refuges. 

Visit our Nominations Page and see our Nomination Guidelines to learn more about each award and to download the nomination forms.  If you need some inspiration, here are our 2021 winners and their extraordinary accomplishments benefiting our National Wildlife Refuge System

The deadline for submission is March 7th, 2022. Please feel free to share this blog with anyone you think would be interested in nominating someone.