The 2024 Conservation Partner Award was awarded to Robbie Lewis with the Virginia Department of Forestry. Robbie developed a passion for the outdoors as a child when he was hunting with his grandfather. As the district forester for the Eastern Shore, he helps manage the local forests and provides help and advice to private landowners on their forestry practices.
He is active with both wildfire suppression and coastal resiliency. In addition, Robbie has been active in environmentaleducation for both Eastern Shore students andstudents across the state. He has served as a counselor for Camp Woods and Wildlife.
He has been the forestry judge for the Eastern Shore Envirothon Competition for a number of years and as the area judge on multiple occasions and serves as an Associate Director on the ESSWCD board.
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