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Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award

To honor Olson’s literary legacy, the Institute presents an annual nature writing award to an author whose book best captures the spirit of the human relationship with the natural world and promotes Olson’s values. Noted Award winners in the past include: Jim dale Huot-Vickery, Jim Brandenburg, David Dobbs and Richard Ober, Robert Treuer, Richard Nelson, Michael Van Stappen, Kathleen Dean Moore, Christopher Cokinos, and Kim Todd.