PEOPLE/AWARDSErik Michelsen, administrator of the Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Watershed Protection and Restoration Program, received the inaugural Ron Bowen Environmental Legacy Award from the Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy. The honor is named for Ron Bowen, the former director of the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works and co-founder of the Watershed Stewards Academy. The award honors someone who exemplifies visionary leadership and fosters environmental action through connecting government and private resources.
The New York Water Environment Association presented its Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for environmental leadership to Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown. The award goes to elected
