Governor's Environmental Excellence Award Winners

Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award Winners

The 2025 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards were announced on April 8, 2025, at the Environment Virginia Symposium. The awards recognized the significant contributions of environmental and conservation leaders in five categories: sustainability, environmental project, greening of government, land conservation, and implementation of the Virginia Outdoors Plan. They are given to businesses and industrial facilities, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies.

Gold Medal Winners

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown – Penniman Spit Living Shoreline Project – Installation Resilience and Ecosystem Enhancement
Department of Defense – Chesapeake Bay Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District – James River Land Improvements – Trails Phase I

Silver Medal Winners

Giles County – Trail Center at Mountain Lake Lodge
Arlington County Department of Environmental Services – Ballston Wetland Park
Historic Germanna – Siegen Forest Tract & Germanna Ford Boat Launch
DOC – State Farm Correctional Complex – State Farm Conservation Project – James River Subwatershed Restoration
The Mariners’ Museum and Park – Mariners’ Environmental Initiative

Bronze Medal Winners

Arlington County Solid Waste Bureau – On-street Food Scraps Collection for Multi-family Building Residents
Fairfax County Park Authority Farmers Market Program – Food Scrap Collection at the Farmers Markets
Marstel-Day with Partners New River Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy – Eastern Divide Conservation Plan and Partnership

Honorable Mention

Henrico Department of Public Works – Environmental Services Division – Vector Surveillance & Control
Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board – Compost Outreach Program
What About the Turtles – Tanya’s Turtle Project

For descriptions of the projects recognized, use the links below.