The Partners in Flight Awards Program
2011 PIF Award
Winners
2010 PIF Award
Winners
2009 PIF Award
Winners
2008 PIF Award
Winners
2007 PIF Award
Winners
2006 PIF Award
Winners
2005 PIF Award
Winners
2004 PIF Award
Winners
2003 PIF Award Winners
2002 PIF Award Winners
2001 PIF Award Winners
Summary - PIF Award Winners 1995 - 2009
| We would like to thank Rich Fischer for serving as chair of the PIF Awards Committee for 11 YEARS! The PIF Awards are so important for recognizing the incredible work going on nationally and internationally on behalf of migratory birds. We appreciate Rich’s dedication, hard work, and time invested. Rich did a fantastic job of organizing nominations, creating a workable and effective system, and refining the criteria we consider in ranking the awards. Not only did he run the program, Rich also located the artist who has done the wonderful bird carvings for us for some time now. They are, without a doubt, the favorite award out there. |
The Partners in Flight awards program recognizes exceptional
contributions to the field of landbird conservation. Nominees who have
furthered the goal of protecting migratory and resident landbirds and
their habitats will be evaluated for their effective public awareness
activities, innovative leadership, insightful ecological investigation, or
sound land stewardship.
Partners in Flight has been recognizing outstanding
individuals and groups for their efforts in landbird conservation and
management since 1996. Nominations are evaluated by a committee, and
awardees are recognized and presented with awards annually at an
appropriate national or international conference.
The Selection Process
Partners in Flight takes pride in recognizing outstanding individuals
or groups for their efforts. As such, we have assembled an Awards
Committee with a broad range of experience and expertise within the bird
conservation community. The Awards Co-Chair is responsible for announcing the
awards process, soliciting nominations from the birding community, and
managing the review and selection of nominees for awards by the committee.
The committee members vote individually and make their recommendations to
the Co-Chair. Once all votes are compiled, the committee arrives at a
consensus for all award winners. The committee reserves the right to
reassign a nomination to a different category from which the nomination
was originally submitted. To be eligible, projects or activities must have
been initiated after 1990.
PIF Award Categories. The Partners in Flight Awards Program is
designed to provide recognition of work in the area of bird conservation
and management in four categories. Eligible nominations will be accepted
for individuals or groups from the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and the
Caribbean in the following categories:
Leadership: An individual or group that demonstrates
outstanding guidance and direction that contributes, or has contributed
to, advancing PIF conservation efforts. This award can apply to a range
of levels, from individual projects to large programmatic efforts, but
should have far-reaching implications at least at the physiographic area
level. Examples could include creation of or participation in
significant partnerships, demonstration of leadership skills at a
regional or national level, or coordinating groups and individuals with
diverse interests and expertise to effectively implement bird
conservation planning.
Investigations: An individual or group that contributes
outstanding research or scientific data that improves our understanding
of avian ecology, habitat management, or other scientific factors
important to the PIF initiative. Important criteria include the
advancement of research or refinement of inventory and monitoring
procedures. These efforts should be applicable to regional, national or
international conservation efforts, with a focus on priority bird
species and habitats.
Public Awareness: Activities by an individual or group that
contribute significantly to increasing the publics awareness and
appreciation for birds, their habitats, or the need for conservation.
Proposals will be judged based on the development of outreach efforts
that enlist volunteers and promote public education. Emphasis will be
placed on the effectiveness of the nominee to reach beyond the local
level to a physiographic area, state, or national level.
Stewardship: An individual or organization that contributes
significantly to the management, conservation, or restoration of habitat
for landbirds. Important criteria could include incorporation of a
priority habitat in a stewardship program, designation of protected
status for a reserve, designation of Important Bird Areas, development
and implementation of Bird Conservation Plans, or conservation of
significant stopover habitat.
Recognition
Award recipients are presented their award in front of an audience of
their peers. Past ceremonies have been conducted at Partners in Flight
International Workshops (e.g., Asilomar, CA, in 2002) and at the North
American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. Various types of
awards have been presented, but have always included beautiful
representations of wildlife through prints or wood carvings.
Timeline & Nomination Process
Nominators may download a nomination form from this page. Please submit one form for each nomination. If you nominate one
person or group in more than one category please send in separate forms
and explain what your nominee has accomplished in each category. Completed
nomination packages are due to the Awards Co-Chair each year by December 15th.
Recipients are typically announced in March of the following year at an
appropriate forum as mentioned above.
 Download Awards Guidelines
as Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
PIF Award Nomination Form (PDF)
PIF Award Nomination form - Microsoft Word (Click, open and save (or just save) to your desktop to be able to modify file and submit to Joni Ellis and Susan Bonfield (Co-Chairs, PIF Awards Committee) at Joni@OpticsfortheTropics.org and sbonfield@birdday.org.
For More Information, Contact:
Joni Ellis
352-262-7300
Joni@OpticsfortheTropics.org
Susan Bonfield 970-393-1183
sbonfield@birdday.org
Last Updated:
05/08/2012
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