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Adult Hero Finalists - Groundbreaker Award
These Groundbreakers are adults who are hard at work creating a healthier planet for the next generation.
Tixie Fowler
Georgia
Tixie was named “Conservationist of the Year” by the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for inspiring students, volunteers and federal agencies to unite to restore the most heavily impacted tributary in Atlanta’s Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
Clint Hogbin
West Virginia
Clint, a dedicated volunteer, established what has become the largest public recycling program in West Virginia. The program has diverted over 187 million pounds of waste from landfills since 1994.
Alyssia Richardson
Colorado
In the past year, Alyssia has helped divert over 20,000 pounds of waste from landfills and strengthened local agriculture. She accomplished this by providing nutrient-rich soil created by vermicomposting, a composting method that relies on worms to break down organic waste.
Youth Hero Finalists - Planet Protector Award
These Planet Protectors are youth volunteers who spend their time selflessly making a positive impact on the planet.
Jack Dalton
New Hampshire
Jack’s journey to environmental enthusiast began at age eight when he started creating educational YouTube content, planting trees and more. He wrote the children’s book “Kawan the Orangutan Lost in the Forest,” and has raised over $25,000 for environmental education programs, animal rehabilitation efforts and rainforest restoration projects.
Hunter Guthrie
Virginia
Once Hunter learned that 6% of global greenhouse gas emissions stem from food waste, he was determined to take action in his own community – while also helping end hunger. Through a nonprofit he founded in 2022, Hunter has donated over 700,000 meals that would otherwise have ended up in landfills.
Genshu Price
Hawaii
Genshu founded Bottles4College, a nonprofit that collects recyclable cans and bottles. Through his organization, he has awarded over $40,000 in college scholarships for students in Hawaii and provided $10,000 for those affected by the Maui wildfires.
Nonprofit Hero Finalists - The Jim Kennedy Conservation Award
The Jim Kennedy Conservation Award finalists are nonprofit organizations that use their collective forces to make our planet better.
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Colorado
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers complete over 150 conservation projects each year. Since 1999, the organization has helped restore more than 62 miles of shoreline and 78 acres of wetlands.
Calusa Waterkeeper Inc.
Florida
With just three full-time employees and 300 volunteers, Calusa Waterkeeper Inc. protects 1,000 square miles of Southwest Florida waters through testing, oyster shell restoration projects and seagrass programs.
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful
Oklahoma
This year alone, volunteers for Keep Oklahoma Beautiful have collected 3.4 million pounds of trash and cleaned up more than 1,200 miles of roads and 31,000 acres of public land, saving the state of Oklahoma $7.1 million in litter remediation costs.