Justice William O. Douglas Award, presented by the Sierra Club, for significant national accomplishments in the field of environmental law. The Sierra Club’s top national award for legal achievement. (2002)
Kerry Rydberg Award, University of Oregon Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, for long-term service in the field of public interest law. (2010)
Gary Holmquist Award, Montana Wildlife Federation, for efforts to protect Montana’s wildlife, uphold a citizen’s initiative to limit game farms in Montana, and to promote Montana’s fair-chase hunting legacy. (2009)
Nick Cramis Award, presented by Ravalli County Fish and Game Association, for outstanding contributions to wildlife conservation, including legal work to protect wild big horn sheep. (2004)
Don Aldrich Conservation and Wildlife Award, presented annually by the Montana Power Company, for promoting citizen contribution to conservation. (2001)
Golden Lantern Award, presented by Montana Wilderness Association, for contributions to wilderness protection in Montana. (1999)
Special Achievement Award, presented by Montana Wildlife Federation, for efforts to protect Montana’s wildlife.(1998)
Conservation Award for Outstanding Legal Work, presented by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies for legal efforts to protect bull trout under the Endangered Species Act. (1995)