Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards in 2000 to honor its founder and legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders. This award manifests the Earth Island Institute’s abiding commitment to growing environmental leadership.
The annual Brower Youth Awards honor six young people for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. Each winner is awarded $3000 and brought to San Francisco for the award week and a backcountry camping trip. The Brower Youth Awards not only promote the accomplishments of these young leaders but also invest in their continued success by providing ongoing access to resources, mentors, and opportunities to develop their leadership skills through Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative.
Marisol Becerra, 18, Chicago, IL
Marisol mapped and inventoried the industrial toxins found in her predominantly Mexican-American community. Read More...
Jessie-Ruth Corkins, 17, Bristol, VT
Jessie-Ruth is the core leader of the Vermont Sustainable Heating Initiative, a group of students representing 200-plus youth from 26 high schools. Read More...
Timothy DenHerder-Thomas, 21, St. Paul, MN
Timothy demonstrated that climate solutions are bold opportunities for economic profit and community building as opposed to personal sacrifices. Read More...
Kari Fulton, 22, Washington, DC
Kari worked on two different environmental justice projects that connect and inspire people on both the local and national levels. Read More...
Phebe Meyers, 18, Woodstock, VT
Phebe launched a youth non-profit and created a migratory corridor in the Costa Rican rainforest, restoring it with native trees. Read More...
Ivan Stiefel, 22, Mullica Hill, NJ
Ivan co-created an alternative spring break for university students to stand in solidarity with communities affected by coal industry abuses. Read More...
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