The Wilderness Society's 2025 Ansel Adams Award

Please join The Wilderness Society and its Governing Council for a special celebration honoring former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland with the 2025 Ansel Adams Award.

Wednesday, June 25 · 6:30 - 9:30pm ET
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

6:30 pm - Reception
7:30 pm - Dinner and Program

The event will include a cocktail reception, seated dinner, and award program with remarks from The Wilderness Society President Tracy Stone-Manning and more. Registration details below.

Deb Haaland, 2025 TWS Ansel Adams Award recipient 

Deb Haaland is a fierce leader—repeatedly breaking down barriers for future generations. A 35th-generation New Mexican who organized for President Obama and led the New Mexico State Democratic Party, she made an unprecedented run and win as one of the first Native women to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and then made history when she was appointed to serve as Secretary of the Interior.

In all of her roles, her prolific leadership led to accomplishments that make the lives of working families better. She brings her personal experience as a military kid, a single mom, and a Pueblo woman to stand up for working families, Native and underserved communities, and to address the climate crisis. Now, she’s running to be the next governor of New Mexico.

The Wilderness Society’s Ansel Adams Award is presented to a current or former government official who has shown exceptional commitment to the cause of conservation and the fostering of an American land ethic. The first award was given to Ansel Adams in 1980. Since then, former recipients include President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Al Gore, Senator Maria Cantwell, CEQ Chair Katie McGinty, Congressman John Lewis, Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.