At our annual Awards Night on May 14, Bartramian Audubon Society will honor institutions, organizations, and individuals for their contributions to conservation. An educator and local high school and college students will be awarded scholarships to college and attend Audubon camp.

Tina Zacherl, a second and third grade science teacher in the South Butler County School District is the recipient of the "Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week" Hog Island Camp scholarship.

Anna Burch from Grove City, is the recipient of the Michael Alan Starker Scholarship. She is a sophomore Geography major with Concentration in Environmental Studies and Sustainability at Slippery Rock University. She has recently declared a second major in Park and Resource Management.

Andrew Kearney, a Westminster College junior Environmental Science major from Cranberry Township is the recipient of the Helen Ferguson Scholarship

A Gene and Joanne Wilhelm Scholarship for June 2018 Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens at Hog Island National Audubon Camp, Maine will be awarded to Molly Alayne Donahue of Moniteau High School, West Sunbury, Quinn Hilton of Neshannock High School, New Castle, and Robert Thomas Lipnichan III, of St. Joseph High School, Natrona Heights.

The award for Sustainable Conservation by a Business will be presented to Samuel Hopkins, owner of Eco Sheep which is located in Cranberry Township.

The award for Sustainable Conservation by an Individual will be presented to Dr. Julie Snow a professor at Slippery Rock University, Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment, and CEO/President of Rock Roast Coffee.

The award for Sustainable Conservation by an organization will be presented to Christina Handley, President of the Allegheny Aquatic Alliance of Freedom, PA.

Landowners who have enrolled their property in Bartramian Audubon Society's "Wildlife Sanctuary" or "Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary" programs this year will be recognized and receive the signs that designate their participation. These programs have protected nearly 7,500 acres, from extensive woodlots to backyards, throughout Western Pennsylvania.