Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Deschutes Land Trust's Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes those individuals who have given an enormous amount of time and energy to the Land Trust over the years. The Land Trust began this award in 2009 to honor two long-time volunteers who had been with us since our founding in 1995. Since then, we've been please to present this award to several other individuals. Our Lifetime Achievement Award winners are:
Norma Funai has been a Land Trust member and volunteer since
1997. A lifelong educator with a passion for nature, Norma started the
Land Trust’s tour program in 1999 to share this love with others.
Whether she is birding in Indian Ford Meadow or showing off wildflowers
at Camp Polk, Norma’s tours are always enlightening and enjoyable. For
more than ten years she has helped hundreds of people explore and enjoy
Land Trust protected properties. In addition to her Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Land Trust, Norma was also recognized in 2009 when she
was awarded an Oregon Governor's Lifetime Achievement Award
for her service to the Land Trust. Thanks Norma!
2011 Lifetime Achievement Award
Byron Dudley has been photographing the Land Trust’s protected
lands for more than 10 years. As one of our first volunteer
photographers, his amazing work helped tell the story of some of our
earliest projects—Alder Springs, Camp Polk Meadow and the Metolius
Preserve. Ten years later we’ve hiked Byron through forest, desert,
and creek, and he is still willing and ready to get out and capture the
next new project or recast our first in new light. We are forever
indebted to Byron for contributing such amazing photos of our special
places, and we are pleased to present him the 2011 Lifetime Achievement
Award. Thanks Byron!
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
Martin Winch has been an integral part of the Land Trust since
our founding in 1995. When the Land Trust acquired Camp Polk Meadow
Preserve, Martin immediately "adopted" the property helping restore and
maintain its ecology and history. Over the years, Martin has pulled
weeds (he single-handedly removed much of the knapweed at Camp Polk!),
built wildlife-friendly fencing, planted willows, and he even researched
the deep history of the meadow which resulted in a book: Biography of a Place.
To honor Martin's dedication to the Land Trust we gave him a Lifetime
Achievement Award and named a part of Camp Polk Meadow "Martin's Meadow"
after him. Thanks Martin!
