Western Society of Naturalists

Short description: Scientific organization

The Western Society of Naturalists is a scientific organization with a strong focus on promoting the study of marine biology. Most of its members are on the Pacific coast of North America. Originally established in 1910 as the Biological Society of the Pacific, it changed its name in 1916.[1] It held its first meeting under the new name in San Diego on August 10, 1916, where papers on zoology and botany were presented.[2]

## Naturalist of the Year Award

The Naturalist of the Year Award was established in 1999 at the suggestion of Paul Dayton to "recognize those unsung heroes who define our future by inspiring young people with the wonders and sheer joy of natural history".[3]

Year  | Name  | Affiliation

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1999  | Larry Harris  | University of New Hampshire
2000  | Chuck Baxter  | Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
2001  | Pamela Roe  | California State University, Stanislaus
2002  | John M. Engle  | University of California, Santa Barbara
2003  | Jeanne Bellemin  | El Camino College
2004  | Kathy Ann Miller  | University of California, Berkeley
2005  | James M. Watanabe  | Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
2006  | Brian Bingham  | Western Washington University
2007  | Genevieve Anderson  | Santa Barbara City College
Shane Anderson  | University of California, Santa Barbara
2008  | Terrie Klinger  | University of Washington
2009  | Jenn Caselle  | University of California, Santa Barbara
2010  | Shara Fisler  | Ocean Discovery Institute
2011  | Megan Dethier  | Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington
2012  | Mark Carr  | University of California, Santa Cruz
Pete Raimondi
2013  | Dan Richards  | Channel Islands National Park
2014  | Steve Lonhart  | Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
2015  | Milton Love  | UC Santa Barbara
2016  | Jackie Sones  | Bodega Marine Reserve, UC Davis
2017  | Jeff Goddard  | Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara
2018  | Andy Lamb  |
2019  | Diana Steller  | Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, California State University
2020  | Rosemary Romero  | Greater Farallones Association
2021  | Paul Barber  | University of California, Los Angeles
Peggy Fong

## References

1. ↑ Foster & Hansen (1998). History of the Western Society of Naturalists. Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
2. ↑ Evermann, Barton W. (1916-07-07). "Western Society of Naturalists" (in en). Science 44 (1123): 15–16. doi:10.1126/science.44.1123.15-b. ISSN 0036-8075. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.44.1123.15-b.
3. ↑ "Naturalist of the Year". http://www.wsn-online.org/about-wsn/naturalist-of-the-year/. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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