Celebrating 2023 WAEE Award Winners

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Congratulations Awardees!

Aldo Leopold Award: Becca Franzen

Dave Engleson Award: Senator Tammy Baldwin

Eco-Justice Award: Christopher Kilgour & Color in the Outdoors

Earthguard Award: Angus Mossman, JoAnnah Sorg, and Dylan Edwards at Tower Rock Elementary School

Formal Educator of the Year: Kate Witkowski at Northern Waters Environmental School

Non-formal Educator of the Year: Gretchen Marshall at LEAF

Administrator of the Year: Joseph Vrydaghs at Aldrich Middle School

Student of the Year: Xia Lowery at UW Milwaukee

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