Bay Nature Institute’s Local Hero Awards Dinner, March 20, 2016
Bay Nature’s 2017 Local Hero Awards Dinner: Photos
Bay Nature Institute’s Local Hero Awards Dinner on Sunday, March 26, 2017 brought together 260 conservation advocates, nature lovers, and Bay Nature supporters from throughout the Bay Area to celebrate four extraordinary Local Heroes. “The Tide Is Turning” celebrated San Francisco Bay and the people who’ve dedicated their lives to preserving it. Keynote speaker Sam Schuchat of the California State Coastal Conservancy spoke about both the challenges to, and hope for, the Bay’s future.
Below are some selected photos from the event. Photos by Khalil Anvar. To view more photos from this special evening, click here.
David Lewis of Save The Bay, recipient of the Local Hero Award for Conservation Action
Keynote remarks from Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer of the Coastal Conservancy
Executive Director David Loeb was the MC of the awards program
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian led the spirited live auction
Editorial Director Eric Simons with Environmental Education Local Heroes Rebecca Johnson and Alison Young of California Academy of Sciences
Ralph Benson (2015 Conservation Action Award) hands David Lewis his 2017 Conservation Action award
2017 Youth Engagement Local Hero Uriel Hernandez of Canopy
Uriel receives award from Bay Nature board member Nancy Westcott
Uriel with his Canopy colleagues
The audience responds to the live auction
Uriel with 2016 Youth Engagement Hero Naftali Moed (One Tam)
Ralph Benson, David Loeb, Jorgen Hildebrandt (sponsor), Betty Hourihan
Two Davids: Loeb & Lewis
David Stuhr, Catherine Fox (board president), Kay Baum
Dirk Rosen (MARE), Ellen Weis (Advertising Director), Gordon Whiting
John Raeside (board), Reed Holderman (board), Rissa Coplan
José Gonzalez & Alicia Cruz (Latino Outdoors)
Victoria Schlesinger (editor in chief), Jenny Stampp (office manager), Nancy Westcott (board), David Loeb (exec dir), Beth Slatkin (marketing director)
WANT TO SEE MORE PHOTOS? Click here to view all images from the 2017 Local Hero Awards Dinner. Hope to see you next year!
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