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
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2023 - Butterfly Pavilion
2022 - Resource Central
2021 - Rocky Mountain Wild
2020 - Groundwork Denver
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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
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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
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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
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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