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RESTON, Va. —  Lew Carpenter, Director of Conservation Partnerships for the National Wildlife Federation’s Rocky Mountain Region, has received the federation’s annual Kent Salazar Director of Conservation Partnerships Award. Carpenter is recognized for his outstanding leadership, even beyond his region, to increase capacity and support for affiliates and champion conservation ethics in everything he does.

“Lew embodies One Federation and the successes we can achieve through collaboration across regions and across differences,” said Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. “He has helped strengthen the conservation voice of his state affiliates across the West, brought people together through the Hunter Angler Working Group, and helped lead recovery efforts with sportsmen and women after the BP oil spill in Louisiana. His collaborative leadership reflects the values of our past Board Chair Kent Salazar and demonstrates how to build meaningful and enduring partnerships.”

“Working with our affiliate partners is a privilege that has afforded me the opportunity to learn and collaborate with such a diverse group of people and experiences,” Carpenter said. “These are leaders whose passion and expertise have played critical roles in protecting our environment and wildlife. I’m honored to be able to advance their work, build relationships and support them in any way I can.”

Carpenter began work at NWF in 2007 following a career as a journalist, magazine editor, and TV producer. His current role is to advise the affiliate board of directors and staff in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah on leadership cultivation, capacity building, and programmatic work. He works to ensure the long-term effectiveness of NWF and its affiliates by building robust organizations, developing and supporting effective leadership, and creating strong networks of influential people to achieve national and regional conservation victories. In his free time, he is an avid outdoorsman living in Colorado with his wife, Christine, and wire-haired teckel, Hugo.

The National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Awards began in 1966. Since then, the National Wildlife Federation has celebrated individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting wildlife through education, advocacy, communication and on-the-ground conservation. Previous honorees have included former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, First Ladies Lady Bird Johnson and Michelle Obama, and other national leaders, including U.S. Senator John McCain and filmmaker Robert Redford.