[Birdtalk] Congratulations to Bill Fenimore

[Kristin Purdy]

Congratulations to Bill Fenimore, recent winner of the Roger Tory Peterson 
Institute's Nature Education Achievement Award. Bill is a staunch community 
supporter and nature educator and is a worthy recipient for this 
national-level award! See the excerpt from the formal announcement, below.

Kris

Jamestown, New York - James M. Barry, President of the Roger Tory Peterson 
Institute of Natural History awarded William Fenimore, author, educator, 
naturalist, field birder and Wild Bird Center franchisee, the Roger Tory 
Peterson Nature Education Achievement Award. This prestigious award was 
announced on July 1, 2008 in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the 
birth of Roger Tory. The Roger Tory Peterson Nature Education Achievement 
Award is a national award given to individuals and communities in order to 
stimulate others to improve and expand the quality of nature education 
programs across the country. Fenimore explains, "Birding has been the 
pathway for me into a life long enjoyment of the natural world. It has been 
my passion to share the joys of birding, especially with young children whom 
I hope will follow in a similar path." Bill has been a very successful 
franchisee with the Wild Bird Centers of America, Inc. in the Salt Lake 
City, Utah area, since 2001. He conducts seminars and workshops educating 
the public about birds and their critical habitat needs, and he leads 
birding field trips for clients from around the globe. Mr. Fenimore is a 
birding advocate who expresses his enthusiasm through involvement with 
numerous programs and organizations, including as a leading organizer of the 
Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, author of "Bird Sighting" a weekly Salt Lake 
Tribune column, vice-chair of the Utah Division of the Wildlife Resources 
Advisory Council, and now author of the Backyard Bird state identification 
guide series. Bill also serves as Trustee and Board member of such diverse 
organizations as the Utah Wildlife and Conservation Foundation, Ogden Nature 
Center and Utah Wildlife Board Nominating Trustee (appointed by Utah 
Governor Jon Huntsman). The American Birding Association recently honored 
Fenimore in June 2008 with the Ludlow Griscom Award, its prestigious honor 
for outstanding contributions in Regional Ornithology.