About the Award

Since 1983, the JSR Foundation Award is an annual tradition that recognizes a person, group, or organization that demonstrates a pioneering sense of awareness and stewardship of land-use values in the Rocky Mountain region. To nominate your favorite client, advocate, or place-maker to be honored at the next ASLA Annual Gathering, please use the contact form below.

 
 
 

2023 JSR Award Winner

BUTTERFFLY PAVILION

Butterfly Pavilion is the first stand-alone, Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited non-profit invertebrate zoo in the world and a leader in invertebrate knowledge, inspiration and connection. Whether it is providing unique, hands-on learning experiences in our exhibits and educational programs, conducting new research that sets the standard for zoos across the country or building innovative solutions for species and habitat conservation in countries around the world, Butterfly Pavilion is leading the way in ensuring invertebrates are protected for the future.

  • Mission: Butterfly Pavilion exists to foster an appreciation of invertebrates by educating the public about the need to protect and care for threatened habitats globally, while conducting research for solutions in invertebrate conservation.

  • Vision: Butterfly Pavilion is the premier invertebrate education, research and conservation institution in the world.

 
 
 
 

Past JSR Award Winners

  • 2023 - Butterfly Pavilion

    2022 - Resource Central

    2021 - Rocky Mountain Wild

    2020 - Groundwork Denver

  • 2019 - Plant Select

    2018 - The Greenway Foundation

    2017 - Harriet Crittenden LaMair

    2015 - Colorado Fourteeners Initiative

    2013 - Palmer Land Trust

    2012 - Eagle Valley Land Trust

    2011 - Auden Schendler

    2010 - Denver Botanic Gardens

  • 2009 - The High Country News

    2008 - Paul Hindman - Urban Drainage

    2007 -Susan Barnes Gelt

    2006 - Joe Blake

    2005 - Joe Blake

    2004 - Ruth Wright

    2003 - Larimer County Open Lands Program

    2002 - Trust for Public Lands Colorado

    2001 - Denver Water Conservation Division of Denver Water

    2000 - John Fielder

  • 1999 - Terry Minger

    1998 - Wellington Webb Mayor

    1997 - Tweet Kimball

    1996 - Jefferson County Open Space / Ray Printz

    1995 - Maggie Fox

    1994 - Don & Carolyn Etter

    1993 - Ralph Tripani, CDOT, Glen Canyon Project

    1992 - Citizen's For Great Outdoors Colorado

    1991 - The Park People

    1990 - The Nature Conservancy / Colorado Chapter

  • 1989 - Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado / Dos Chapell

    1988 - Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program

    1987 - Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs

    1986 - George Kelly

    1985 - Joe Shoemaker / Foundation Director Platte River

    1984 - Joanne Ditmer

    1983 - Jane Silverstein Ries