World Bird Sanctuary presents three awards during this event:
The Michael Cooke Award
Celebrates the group, individual or family who has most notably helped raise up and develop support for World Bird Sanctuary through community involvement; community meaning either geographic or mission-oriented.
The Marlin Perkins Award
Honors the group, individual, or family that best exemplified the spirit of environmental dedication through the support of World Bird Sanctuary’s mission within the past year.
The Walter C. Crawford Jr. Legacy Award
Recognizes the group, individual, or family that best personifies the spirit of Walter C. Crawford Jr. through a sustained demonstration of one or more of the following:
• A clear and dedicated passion for birds and their plight
• The contribution of time, funding, or labor to the conservation of birds and their habitats.
• The conservation of land for bird habitat
• Carrying the torch of World Bird Sanctuary’s mission through a lifestyle of conservation, advocacy, and education.