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ICOET gives awards for exceptional and innovative activities that supports and advances the field of transportation ecology. These awards could be to groups, organizations and individuals. We recognize student contributions to the field at the conference itself.

Congratulation to this years award recipients!

Legacy Award

This award is given to individual leaders in the field of ecology and transportation who also demonstrated extraordinary commitment and participation in support of ICOET.

Joe Burns, US Forest Service
Aspiration Award

This award is given for excellence in research for students or recent graduates presenting their research as the primary author at either a poster session or as a lectern talk at the current ICOET.

Marie-Pier Poulin (University of Wyoming), Caitlin Drasher (University of Vermont), Vedant Srinivas (Redmond High School), Ellen Oettinger White (Rutgers University)
Innovation - Transformation Award

This award is given to an individual or a group that implements projects or ideas born of innovative or transformative concepts, moving the needle beyond conventional or traditional approaches in transportation ecology application or research.

Peter Leete, MnDOT
Stewardship Award – National / International Level

This award is given to an agency, or organization, or partnership of organizations and individuals that embraced ecological stewardship in the delivery of transportation at a local to state-provincial or national/international scale. The agency and partners were involved in cooperative efforts that went above and beyond standard practices to maintain or restore ecological function in support of infrastructure improvement. The award would be given to all parties nominated as partners in the award.

Ms. Marlen Calvo Lobo; Mr. Juan Bonilla Villalobos; Ms. Andrea Avila Alfaro, Programa de Gestión Ambiental y Social del Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes-Costa Rica
Innovation - Transformation Award

This award is given to an individual or a group that implements projects or ideas born of innovative or transformative concepts, moving the needle beyond conventional or traditional approaches in transportation ecology application or research.

Mitigation and Modeling Group, North Carolina Department of Transportation
Stewardship Award – Local / National

This award is given to an agency, or organization, or partnership of organizations and individuals that embraced ecological stewardship in the delivery of transportation at a local to state-provincial or national/international scale. The agency and partners were involved in cooperative efforts that went above and beyond standard practices to maintain or restore ecological function in support of infrastructure improvement. The award would be given to all parties nominated as partners in the award.

Richard Kline, Texas A&M and Jason Lombardi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Leadership Award (Catalyst)

This award is given to an individual that has gone beyond the call of their position to bring about change in the world of transportation with respect to ecological systems, plants, wildlife, and partnerships. This leader consistently works to promote and enact positive change and serves as an inspiration to others through leading by example.

Nova Simpson, NDOT

Resources

  • Conference Theme and Topics
  • Message from the ICOET Conference Chair
  • Keynote Speakers
  • Award Recipients
  • Road Ecology Photo Contest
  • Registration
  • Call for Abstracts (Closed, thanks for your contributions)
  • Guide for Presenters
  • Countries Represented at ICOET 2021
ICOET 2023 — International Conference On Ecology and Transportation

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