Environmental Award Winners

Over the last few years, Dave and Bob have quietly “made their mark” by performing some heavy duty labor for Save The Bay, and all of it free of charge. Together, they have logged countless volunteer hours constructing shelving units in the Abrams Boat House, painting classroom walls, helping to a repair work at the Bay Center, and perhaps their most impressive accomplishment of all: painting the exterior of the Bay Center, a project that consumed the better part of last summer, and all with little (if any) help from anyone else.

The Alison J. Walsh Award for Outstanding Environmental Advocacy Charlotte Sornborger Board member and former president of the Barrington Land Conservation Trust Charlotte has been an outstanding environmental advocate for many years, leading the Barrington Land Conservation Trust (BLCT) in its early years as President and continuing to play an active role as a Board … Read More

Walter has incorporated Save The Bay’s mission into everything he accomplishes in his professional capacity as the Director of the Town of Bristol’s Department of Parks and Recreation.  Walter has successfully applied for and received literally hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Town of Bristol, always with habitat restoration at the forefront of every project he undertakes.

The public parking detail is one of the most unglamorous aspects of the CVS Classic, but Save The Bay’s Seekonk Speedway parking detail has developed a devoted following. Our Speedway volunteers have become a close-knit “family.” Through their dedicated volunteer efforts, Save The Bay has received necessary funding which has helped the organization survive some of the toughest times.

Gale Gennaro, Director of Environmental Health & Safety at Providence College, has worked closely with Narragansett Bay Commission to ensure that the college does everything possible to keep snowmelt and rain stormwater on site, thereby reducing the amount of polluted runoff from entering Narragansett Bay. Providence College has set itself apart from other colleges in Rhode Island as an environmental advocate.

After being hired by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts in 2007 to improve signage warning of pollution and other health and safety hazards at Mashapaug Pond, Holly organized an annual celebration of the pond: the Mashapaug Pond Procession.

Annette is a tireless advocate for the Narrow River who has devoted 22 years of volunteer leadership and dedication to the Narrow River Preservation Association. She has coordinated over 170 volunteers and 4,200 hours of water quality monitoring in the Narrow River Watershed as part of the Rover Watch.