Todd Carlson (left), an Environmental Specialist with the City of Duluth Stormwater Utility and a member of the LakeSuperiorStreams team and Regional Stormwater Protection Team (RSPT) since their inception, received the 2009 Central States Water Environment Association Collection System Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in advancing collection system knowledge resulting in direct or indirect improvement in water quality. The presentation was made at their annual meeting in Chicago, IL.

Rick Gitar, the Water Regulatory Specialist from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, received a 2009 National Wetlands Award for State, Tribal, and Local Program Development. Rick built a successful tribal wetlands program across 44,000 acres of wetlands in Northeastern Minnesota. He is the Band's representative to the Superior Regional Stormwater Protection Team.

LakeSuperiorStreams.org received the 2007 Environmental Stewardship Award in the Community/Organization category for the United States from the Lake Superior Binational Forum.

The award was presented on July 15, 2007 — Lake Superior Day.

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LakeSuperiorStreams.org and the RSPT were jointly a Finalist for the Minnesota Environmental Initiative 2007 Education Award. Find out more here.

Candice Richards and Erik Larson receiving a 2005 Environmental Stewardship award for the U. of Minnesota Duluth Facilities Management Department's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program from the St. Louis River Citizens Action Committee, Jan 25, 2006. Find out more about their Glensheen Parking Lot, Lake Superior shoreline protection, and rain garden projects and keep checking this website for more UMD pollution prevention projects.

LakeSuperiorStreams.org (formerly called DuluthStreams.org before broadening its scope to include the larger Western Lake Superior Region) received a Technical Excellence Award in recognition of "Outstanding Research in Stream and Lake Restoration, Protection and Management" from the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS).

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DuluthStreams.org receives an Environmental Leadership Award for education and outreach at the 4th Annual Road Salt Symposium, March 30, 2005 in St. Cloud.

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DuluthStreams.org receives the 2004 Environmental Stewardship Award for Media from the St. Louis River Citizens Action Committee. Get the details.