Anne Pierce has received the 2020 Volunteer of the Year Award for Administration. She is a first-class collaborator, go-getter and tireless supporter of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park.

Vernon Compton has received the 20 Years of Service Award for his work providing plants and shade along the Blackwater Heritage State Trail, ensuring that native species can thrive.

Spencer MacKenzie has received the 2020 Youth Volunteer of the Year Award for Resource Management. He used his skills working with staff at Henderson Beach State Park and local businesses to build and install five “borrow boxes” to promote reuse and recycle principles.

John Norris has contributed more than 10,000 hours of volunteer service. He has earned the Irene DeLaby Award.

The Friends of Maclay Gardens have received the 2020 Citizen Support Organization of the Year Award for Cultural Resources.

Ed Wirkus has received the 2020 Volunteer of the Year Award for Visitor Services. For the last eight years, Ed has walked the 3.5-mile beach every Saturday and Sunday, picking up litter at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park.

Delaney Doum has received the 2020 Youth Volunteer of the Year Award for Administration. Her dedication and positive attitude make a difference for visitors, staff and other volunteers at Henderson Beach State Park.

Janice Duquesnel’s techniques for restoring seagrass beds in the Florida Keys have led to historic gains in the recovery of seagrass.

Tommie Camilla Stephen Barfield, who settled near Marco Island with her family as a child, became known as the "Queen of Marco." The land her family settled on Grocery Place is now part of Collier-Seminole State Park.

The discovery of a giant land tortoise fossil led archaeologists to dig deeper.