This award recognizes an outstanding contribution by a non-member (or group of non-members) in the cause of natural history conservation in the Ottawa Valley, with particular emphasis on activities within the Ottawa District.
| 2023 | Turtles of Old Ottawa East and South | For community conservation efforts to protect turtle nests and monitor hatchlings. |
| 2022 | John Sankey | For conservation efforts to improve local greenspaces, in particular the Hunt Club Creek. See citation |
| 2021 | Tammy MacKenzie | For efforts in turtle conservation in Lanark County. See citation |
| 2020 | Daniel Buckles and Debra Huron | For their efforts to preserve the Champlain Oaks. See citation |
| 2019 | Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust | For their land preservation initiatives. See citation |
| 2016 | City of Ottawa | For modifying habitat to aid hatchling Snapping Turtles at the Britannia Conservation Area. See citation |
| 2015 | Miller Paving Limited | For land conservation at the Braeside Quarry. See citation |
| 2014 | Cathy and Paul Keddy | For land conservation achievements in the Lanark area. See citation |
| 2012 | Biodiversity Conservancy International and the National Capital Commission | For the sand dune conservation project at the Pinhey Forest in Ottawa. See citation |
| 2010 | Limerick Forest Advisory Committee, Friends of Limerick Forest, Grenville Land Stewardship Council, and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville | For the remarkable work performed by volunteers of the County and the Grenville Land Stewardship Council in making Limerick Forest a fine example of what an ecologically sustainable forest can and should be. See citation |
| 2009 | Meredith Brown | For her outstanding contribution in the cause of natural history conservation in the Ottawa Valley through her work as executive director of Ottawa Riverkeeper. See citation |
| 2008 | Ken McRae | For his exceptional efforts as a champion of water resources, concentrating on wetlands in the Ottawa area, while also monitoring other issues in Eastern Ontario and in provincial legislation. See citation |
| 2007 | Cliff Bennett | For untiring work on natural history and conservation issues in the Ottawa Valley, and for helping educate the public on these topics through a long-running column in the Lanark newspaper. Cliff is also an effective Coordinator for the Eastern Region of Ontario Nature (FON). See citation |
| 2006 | Madeline Kallio | For her outstanding efforts on behalf of nature and conservation in the Ottawa region, and in particular for her work with the National Capital Region Wildlife Festival. See citation |
| 2005 | Friends of the Carp River | For its efforts over many years to protect and restore the ecosystem of the Carp River. See citation |
| 2004 | Barbara Barr | For protection of natural areas in Ottawa through the regional and municipal planning processes. See citation |
| 2003 | Friends of the Jock | For undertaking numerous projects to restore the health of the river |
| 2002 | Michèle André-St Cyr | For her relentless work in preventing the death of turtles along the highways of southeastern Ontario by establishing “Turtle Crossing” signs, and for her efforts in educating the public about turtles |
| 2001 | Land Preservation Society of the Ottawa Valley | For its unrelenting and ultimately successful struggle to save Gillies Grove, Arnprior |
| 2000 | David Miller | For work as an environmental planner with the city of Ottawa |
| 1999 | Friends of Petrie Island | For remarkable efforts in working towards protection of a significant natural area |
| 1998 | Jean Langlois | For effective leadership and guidance of the Ottawa Valley chapter of CPAWS |
| 1997 | Natural Heritage Information Centre | For careful and comprehensive ongoing recording of the province’s natural features |
| 1996 | J. Gordon Nelson | For thirty-five years of dedicated work and for preservation of parks and protected areas |
| 1995 | Kit Chubb and the Avian Care and Research Centre | For dedication to avian rehabilitation |
| 1994 | Goulbourn Environmental Advisory Committee | For rejuvenating the Richmond Sewage Lagoons as a wetland conservation area |
| 1993 | Donna Wilson | For organizing pupils of two schools to be guardians of Mud Lake in Britannia |
| 1992 | Kanata Lakes Natural Environment Area | For working to protect hundreds of hectares of South March Highlands |