Watershed Champions
Sweet Water is proud to thank, honor, and celebrate regional Watershed Champions through our annual Watershed Champion awards.
We recognize individuals, communities, and organizations that have made significant efforts in securing healthy and sustainable water resources in the Greater Milwaukee watersheds and we celebrate them at our annual Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference.
Nominate a 2020 Watershed Champion HERE!
To see a list of our past winners, keep scrolling!
Thanks to CDM Smith, our 2019 Watershed Champions sponsor, for helping us to recognize those who have made a difference in the Greater Milwaukee Watersheds!
2019 Watershed Champion Awardees
Congratulations to the following 2018 Watershed Champions awardees announced at the 2019 Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference.
Individual: Nancy Frank
Community: Village of Bayside
Organization: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences
Lifetime Achievement: Dan Stoffel
2018 Watershed Champion Awardees
Congratulations to the following 2018 Watershed Champions awardees announced at the 2018 Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference.
Individual: Justin Hegarty, Reflo, Inc.
Community: The Gateway to Milwaukee
Organization: Riveredge Nature Center
Lifetime Achievement: Will Wawrzyn, Wisconsin DNR (Retired)
2017 Watershed Champion Awardees
Congratulations to the following 2017 Watershed Champions awardees announced at the 2017 Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference.
Individual: Nancy Carlson, WATERshed Program
Community: City of Milwaukee
Organization: Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
Lifetime Achievement: Christopher Magruder, MMSD (Retired)
2016 Watershed Champion Awardees
Congratulations to the following 2016 Watershed Champions awardees announced at the 2016 Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference.
Individual: David Fowler, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Community: Ozaukee County Land and Water Management + Parks and Planning
Organization: Milwaukee Riverkeeper