of an environmental issue in the way that Kershner fought for old growth forests." Recipients have included: 2016—Paul Dyster, Thomas DeSantis, and Bob Baxter for "their work on the restoration of the magnificent Niagara Gorge and the removal of the Robert Moses Parkway." 2015—Charley Bowman for "Leadership in working with many climate change issues and his concerns for justice and peace being central to the mission of climate justice." 2014—Jay Burney for "Leadership in preserving the natural heritage of our region especially for his work on Times Beach Nature Preserve." 2013—Dr. David Kowalski for "his ongoing and evidence-based critique of the proposed deep horizontal hydrofracking" and for "creat[ing] Re-energize Buffalo a website dedicated to the viability of renewable energy, a clean environment, and preserving public health" 2012—Walter & Nan Simpson for their work in supporting renewable and clean energy 2011—Bill Nowak for "promoting green jobs and renewable energy and for his service to New York as former legislative aide" 2010—Margaret Wooster for her work as an "author and [as] former Executive Director of Great Lakes United" 2009—Daniel Ward for his service on the Town of Amherst Board Bibliography (selected) Buffalo's Backyard Wilderness: An Ecological Study of the Dr. Victor Reinstein Woods State Nature Preserve (1993) Secret Places of Western New York (1994) Secret Places of Staten Island (1998) Cascades, Cataracts, and Chasms: A Guide to the Waterfalls of Western New York and Nearby Ontario (1998) Guide to the Ancient Forests of Zoar Valley Canyon (2000) The Sierra Club Guide to the Ancient Forests of the Northeast (2004) References Obituary, Buffalo News, 18 Feb 07. Specific External links Bio from Alfred University Seminar Series NYTimes A Rendezvous with 2 Giant Trees NYTimes A High School's Teams Challenge The Mighty Oaks Buffalo Audubon Society Rogues Gallery of ENTS Members https://web.archive.org/web/20081127135620/http://newyork.sierraclub.org/niagara/brucekershner.html Newsday ' 'Enthusiasm Rarely Seen In This Neck Of The Woods – LI Moment Column'' 1950 births 2007 deaths American environmentalists American information and reference writers American non-fiction environmental writers People from Staten Island Deaths from esophageal cancer Binghamton University alumni Activists from New York (state)