Ansel Adams was recognized in many ways for his work as an environmentalist.
In 1968 he was awarded the Conservation Service Award, the Interior Department's highest civilian honor, "in recognition of your many years of distinguished work as a photographer, artist, interpreter and conservationist, a role in which your efforts have been of profound importance in the conservation of our great natural resources."
The Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography began in 1971. It's awarded every year by the Sierra Club as their "highest photography distinction and acknowledges the accomplishments of photographers whose talents have made superlative contributions to furthering conservation causes."
In 1980 President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for "his efforts to preserve this country's wild and scenic areas, both on film and on earth. Drawn to the beauty of nature's monuments, he is regarded by environmentalists as a monument himself, and by photographers as a national institution. It is through his foresight and fortitude that so much of America has been saved for future Americans."
In 1968 he was awarded the Conservation Service Award, the Interior Department's highest civilian honor, "in recognition of your many years of distinguished work as a photographer, artist, interpreter and conservationist, a role in which your efforts have been of profound importance in the conservation of our great natural resources."
The Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography began in 1971. It's awarded every year by the Sierra Club as their "highest photography distinction and acknowledges the accomplishments of photographers whose talents have made superlative contributions to furthering conservation causes."
In 1980 President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for "his efforts to preserve this country's wild and scenic areas, both on film and on earth. Drawn to the beauty of nature's monuments, he is regarded by environmentalists as a monument himself, and by photographers as a national institution. It is through his foresight and fortitude that so much of America has been saved for future Americans."
Shortly after Adams's death in 1984, the Minarets Wilderness south of Yosemite National Park was renamed the Ansel Adams Wilderness in his honor.
In 1985 a 11760 foot mountain peak on the edge of Yosemite was named Mount Ansel Adams.
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