The Special Recognition award was initiated in 2014. It was created to recognize the collective efforts of a far-reaching project or partnership that increases the public's awareness and appreciation for birds, their habitats or the need for conservation. A list of recipients is below.
Special Recognition Award Recipients
| Friends of the Black River Forest | 2024 |
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BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin Feminist Bird Club - Madison |
2023 |
| Project SOAR | 2020 |
| Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership | 2018 |
| Urban Ecology Center | 2016 |
| Stanley A. Temple for Project Passenger Pigeon | 2014 |
