Bay Nature’s 2019 Local Hero Awards brought together 240 members of the Bay Nature community to honor four local conservation heroes, among them the legendary coastal advocate Lennie Roberts, who received Bay Nature’s first Citizens Hero Award. All photos by Steve Nosanchuk. For info about the 2020 Local Hero Awards gala – and to purchase tickets – click here!
Bay Nature board members (l-r): Reed Holderman, Tracy Grubbs, Bruce Hartsough, Catherine Engberg, John Raeside, Pete May (not pictured: Nancy Westcott, Rebecca Johnson)
The ballroom of the historic Berkeley City Club
Julia Morgan’s historic “Little Hearst Castle” provided a spectacular backdrop for the gala
The bidding wars begin!
Editor in Chief Victoria Schlesinger w/ Bay Nature co-founder Malcolm Margolin
Bay Nature Publisher Regina Ridley kicks off the Local Hero Awards presentation
Keynote speaker and Bay Nature Almanac illustrator Jane Kim discusses her murals of migrating wildlife.
Local Hero Bob Doyle receives his award for Conservation Action
Local Hero Bob Doyle discusses the passion that drives conservation.
Local Hero Tina Cuevas and Board Member Nancy Westcott
Local Hero Tina Cuevas accepts her Local Hero Award for Youth Engagement
Examples of Jane Kim’s remarkable wildlife illustrations
Save Mount Diablo’s Conservation Director Seth Adams raises his paddle to support Bay Nature.
Local Hero for Environmental Education Anthony Khalil
Anthony and Board Member/2017 Local Hero Rebecca Johnson
Lennie & Board Member Reed Holderman
Lennie Roberts accepts Bay Nature’s inaugural Citizens Hero award for lifetime achievement in local environmental protection
