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Environmental Excellence Awards
Previous Recipients

The Environmental Excellence Award is the Department of Ecology's highest award for recognizing environmental excellence in the state of Washington.

2005 Awards
When	Who	Region	Why
January	Blake Murray, Automotive Technology, Dept. of Wenatchee Valley College	Central	For exemplary instruction and handling of hazardous materials
January	Gordon's Garden Center	Southwest	For promoting chemical-free gardening
January	Pope and Talbot	Northwest	For cleanup at Port Gamble
January	Pope Resources	Northwest	For cleanup at Port Gamble
March	Tom Moore	Eastern	For developing the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center
August	Karen Lippy	Southwest	For many years of teaching students about the Hood Canal Watershed
October	Puget Sound Restoration Fund	Southwest	For their work in the Henderson watershed to protect and restore a critical marine environment
November	Tom Angell	Eastern	For bringing the movement of environmentally-friendly design and building to Eastern Washington
December	South Puget Sound Community College	Southwest	For re-using the last of its remaining portable buildings and keeping tons of demolition debris out of the landfill
2004 Awards
When	Who	Region	Why
January	Spokane School District #81	Eastern	For foresight and environmental stewardship in committing to "green" construction
February	Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association	Eastern	For protecting air and water quality by increasing direct-seed acreage in Washington
March	Ark Restaurant of Nahcotta	Southwest	For reducing and recycling their restaurant waste
March	North Yakima Conservation District	Central	For outstanding leadership in improving water quality in the lower Yakima River
March	South Yakima Conservation District	Central	For outstanding leadership in improving water quality in the lower Yakima River
March	Benton Conservation District	Central	For outstanding leadership in improving water quality in the lower Yakima River
March	Roza Irrigation District	Central	For outstanding leadership in improving water quality in the lower Yakima River
March	Sunnyside Irrigation District	Central	For outstanding leadership in improving water quality in the lower Yakima River
March	WSU Irrigation Agriculture Research Station	Central	For outstanding leadership in improving water quality in the lower Yakima River
June	City of Bridgeport	Central	Fro protecting air quality and promoting waste reduction, reuse and recycling
October	Stevens County Public Works Dept.	Eastern	For working to clean the air in Suncrest
October	Stevens County Fire District #1	Eastern	For working to clean the air in Suncrest
2003 Awards
When	Who	Region	Why
February	City of Vancouver	Southwest	For innovation in protecting water quality
February	Moses Lake Industries	Eastern	For exceptional efforts to reduce toxic air pollution
February	Max and Russ Spalding	Eastern	For exemplary environmental stewardship at their auto recycling facility
April	Ruth Kees	Northwest	For 42 years of protecting the environment in the greater Issaquah Creek watershed
March	Methow Recycles	Central	For outstanding volunteer efforts to bring recycling opportunities to the Methow Valley
March	Mike Price – owner Twisp Environmental	Central	For promoting the use of environmentally-friendly building supplies and products
April	Nancy Malmgren	Northwest	For outstanding environmental stewardship and community service in the Piper’s Creek watershed
May	Robin DuPre	Northwest	For outstanding efforts to protect the environment and foster public awareness of environmental issues
June	Tripleplate Chrome	Eastern	For exceptional response to environmental challenges and for transforming Tripleplate into a model shop
2002 Awards
When	Who	Region	Why
January	City of Yelm	Southwest	For re-using precious water resources
March	Tri-State Steelheaders Inc	Eastern	For exceptional work in environmental education and restoring riparian fish habitat
March	Violet Burke – Teanaway River Basin civic leader	Central	For tirelessly working to improve the environmental quality of her community and the Teanaway River Basin for generations to come
April	John Lewis	Southwest	For extraordinary efforts to prevent a hazardous spill into Commencement Bay
June	NOAA Hazardous Materials Division	Northwest	For advancing spill-response readiness in Puget Sound thru the trajectory analysis planner
June	David Adams	Southwest	For his volunteer efforts to protect and enhance salmon in the Greenwater river
June	Omak wastewater treatment facility	Central	For composting biosolids into a valuable soil amendment for lawns and gardens
June	Jim Cherry	Eastern	For his dedication to clean air and excellent management of the agricultural burn program in Franklin county
September	Wilbur School District	Eastern	For helping the city of Wilbur improve water quality in Goose Creek
September	Puyallup River Watershed Council	Southwest	For providing a unique public forum that benefits the watershed
September	Erin Utley, Kayti Didricksen and Wilbur School District #200	Eastern	For helping the city of Wilbur improve water quality in Goose Creek
October	Harlan Kredit	BFO	For teaching his students to value and protect water quality in the Nooksack basin
November	Wade & Tania Holden	Northwest	For their long-time commitment to remove illegally dumped material throughout Washington state
2001 Awards
When	Who	Region	Why
February	Columbia Mosquito Control District, Dick Hickman, Mgr.	Eastern	For superior and environmentally sensitive mosquito control practices
March	Carol Jolly	Bellingham Field Ofc	Unparalleled commitment to enhancing and sustaining environmental quality in the state of Wash
April	Sequim Public Works Dept.	Southwest	Pioneering efforts to re-use waste water
August	McCary Country Meats in Basin City, Herschel “Bud” McCary	Eastern	Superior management of waste water
September	Dave Palmer	Southwest	Devotion to improving health of Chehalis River basin
September	Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board	Central	Working to restore salmon and improve habitat in the upper Columbia River basin
September	Esther Stefaniw - Chelan	Central	Leadership to restore salmon to the Columbia River
November	Asotin County Conservation District	Eastern	Extraordinary efforts to enhance water quality in the Asotin Creek watershed
November	Mark Nedrow – Yakima County Moderate-Risk Waste Coordinator	Central	For tirelessly working to educate and promote the proper handling of hazardous wastes in the community
2000 Awards
When	Who	Region	Why
April	Harrison & Ray in Pasco	Eastern
September	Smith Chrome Plating in Walla Walla	Eastern	Improved wastewater handling, water savings, reducing risk of accidental releases
September	Whitworth Water District in Spokane	Eastern	Adopting a pioneering rate structure that gives financial incentive to those who save water
September	Charlie Kessler	Eastern	Watershed planning in NE Washington
October	Wilcox Farms, Inc. of Pierce County	Southwest	For the dairy/poultry operation’s diligence toward environmental protections to protect water quality and its model solid waste plan
December	Zirkle Fruit Company	Central	Innovative wastewater management