Topics
- Civics & Government
- Community Service
- Crime, Safety, Violence
- Nature & Environment
Funding Type
- Private
Award winners will have demonstrated "outstanding leadership" by playing a major leadership role in creating, organizing, and implementing a project. The project should fall under one or more of the following categories: conservation — work to eliminate or decrease the use of natural resources and the negative impacts on ecosystems and communities; preservation — work to protect ecosystems, species, indigenous cultures, and other irreplaceable elements of the world’s natural heritage; and restoration — work to re-establish the healthy functioning of ecosystems, parts of ecosystems, and human communities that manage ecosystems.
The winners of the award receive a $3,000 cash prize, a trip to California for the award ceremony and wilderness camping trip, and ongoing access to resources and opportunities to further their work at the Earth Island Institute.