DNR’s Carrol Henderson receives national bird conservation award

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DNR’s Carrol Henderson receives national bird conservation award
(Released March 15, 2012)


Carrol Henderson, long-time supervisor of the Nongame Wildlife Program at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), has won a national award from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Washington.

The Gary T. Myers Bird Conservation Award will be presented to Henderson at the North American Bird Conservation Initiative Conference in Atlanta, Ga., on Thursday, March 15.

This lifetime achievement award is presented to an individual in North America who has demonstrated accomplishments and successes in the area of bird conservation.

“Perhaps the most important take-home message for this award it that it is not just an award for me,” Henderson said in a note to DNR’s Nongame Wildlife staff. “It represents 35 years of combined efforts, teamwork, dedication and conservation partnerships among us that have always been characteristic of our Nongame Wildlife Program. We are a very special team, and I think the award symbolizes our team-based accomplishments for bird conservation!

“This award is a shared accomplishment and acknowledgement for our nongame team that I think makes it unique in the country,” Henderson continued. “It also represents an exceptional recognition for the Minnesota DNR’s commitment to preserving and managing our state’s wildlife resources, and one that we can all be proud of. Thanks to all who play a role in making our DNR Nongame Wildlife Program the best in the country.”

Henderson has more than 38 years of experience and collaboration with other state and national organizations, helping with bird species such as trumpeter swans, bald eagles, peregrine falcons and loons in Minnesota as well as internationally.

He also has authored many books and other publications on bird conservation, and has developed many important stewardship practices for wildlife tourism, backyard bird feeding and landscaping, and shoreline restoration that are used by conservation programs all over the world.

Learn more about the DNR Nongame Wildlife Program by visiting http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/index.html