The Cannon Beach Gaylord Nelson Award is named after a former U.S. Senator and Governor of Wisconsin; who is probably best known as the “Father of Earth Day”.
The award is given out each year to someone in the community who has shown great dedication to the environment, with the current recipient chosen by past recipients of the award.
This year we celebrated the 17th annual recipient of the Gaylord Nelson Award, Angela Benton.
Angela has been an invaluable part of Friends of Haystack Rock (FOHR) for many years, serving as the Chair since 2019. Under Angela’s leadership, FOHR has been very active in attempts to list the Tufted Puffin as an endangered species. Angela and the FOHR board have worked with representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to help further the research needed to move the process forward. Angela volunteers at Haystack Rock and has been very involved in Puffin Watch and many other events; spending countless hours involved in SOLVE beach clean-ups and the Adopt-A-Mile program.
Angela, and her husband Jim, have volunteered for the North Coast Land Conservancy. In addition to working as “weed warriors”, they are helping with the Coast Walk 2024. Angela has also helped coordinate non-profit involvement for the Earth and Ocean Art Festivals.
Angela Benton is very dedicated to the environment and our community, and is very deserving of the Gaylord Nelson Award.
Past recipients of the Gaylord Nelson Award include Jerome Arnold, Ed Johnson, Tom and Gretel Oxwang, Jan Siebert-Wahrmund, Rich Mays, Barbara Linnett, Melissa Cadwallader, Barb Knop, Bob Lundy, Susan Glarum, Katie Voelke, Diane and Rex Amos, Robin Risley, Stacy Benefield, Lolly Champion and Betsy Ayres.
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