Conservation Award

An award or awards made to individuals, groups or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the conservation of our fisheries resources. Need not be given annually if no worthwhile recipients are available.

Past award winners:


1986 Verna & Earl Cox

1987 Gulf Coast Conservation Assoc. & Meramec Basic, Trout Unlimited

1988 George Rush

1989 Arkansas FF & Mid South FF

1990 M-A-K-O, Northern Kentucky FF & Mark Van Patten

1991 Roubidoux FF, M-A-K-O FF & Shawn Taylor

1992 Roubidoux FF

1993 Cornhusker FF & Bill Pickens

1994 Cornhusker FF, Shawn & Christina Taylor, Dave Murphy & Mike Kruse

1995 John Stark

1996 Roubidoux FF

1997 Bill Pickens

1998 Crooked Creek Coalition

1999 Bill Pickens

2000 Rob Schuphach

2001 Judy Boston

2002 Robert Bays

2003 Tom Bly

2004 Bob Temper

2005 Fred Wiseman

2006 Dr. Guy "Doc" Harrison

2007 Leon Alexander

2008 Friends of the Norfork and White Rivers

2009 Dennis "Wild Bear" Reed

2010 Friends of Norfork National Fish Hatchery

2011 Mick McCorkhill

2012 T L Lauerman

2013 Trout Unlimited Chapter 698

2014 Ozark Fly Fishers

2016 Scott Darrough