Awards and Recognition
The Tribe has received numerous awards and recognition in efforts to protect the environment, such as:
2017 | The NRD has recently received the Geospatial Information System (GIS) Program of the Year Award |
2012 | Bad River Tribe received the authority of treatment in a manner similar to a state (TAS) for the Clean Water Act Sections 303 (c)/401 for a Water Quality Standards Program |
2009 | Kakagon/Bad River Sloughs receiving the Blue Globe Award from the World Wetland Network in January, 2012 |
2009 | Kakagon/Bad River Sloughs named a Wetland GEMTM by the Wisconsin Wetland Association in recognition of the Bad River Tribe’s efforts for conservation & stewardship of this coastal wetland ecosystem |
2005 | The Bad River Tribe was the first tribe in Wisconsin to be granted authority under the Clean Air Act to protect our Nations’ vital air resources as a sovereign partner with the US Environmental Protection Agency |
1998 | Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Coastal Stewardship Award |
1997 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Walter B Jones Memorial NOAA Excellence Award for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management |
1996 | Wisconsin Nature Conservancy Conservation Partnership Award |