DNR's Henderson wins conservation award

Carrol Henderson, long-time supervisor of the DNR's non-game wildlife program, has won a national award from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Washington.
The Gary T. Myers Bird Conservation Award was presented today to Henderson at the North American Bird Conservation Initiative Conference in Atlanta, Ga. This lifetime achievement award is presented to a person in North America for accomplishments and successes in 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 his 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.'' 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.