RALPH W. ABELE CONSERVATION HERITAGE AWARD
2007 RECIPIENT
Barbara Yeaman
Barbara Yeaman of Milanville in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, has been named the recipient of the Ralph W. Abele Conservation Heritage Award for 2007.
Yeaman earned recognition as the 2007 Abele Award winner through her work on the upper Delaware River. She believed in the preservation of such special lands, wildlife habitats, and prime scenic properties. Her major accomplishments include founding the Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC), conserving thousands of acres of Pennsylvania land through conservation easements and securing millions of dollars in funds to protect property for species of special concern, endangered species, and their habitats.