Western Division AFS "Riparian Challenge" or Excellence in Riparian Management Award

Known by both names, this award was begun in 1988. It is given annually to one or more federal land management agency local districts (U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management) for outstanding riparian protection and restoration projects.

Year	Award Winners
2008	USBLM: Holister Field Office - Santa Cruz IWRP for Santa Cruz County USFS: Lolo National Forest - Nine Mile Ranger District - Eustache Creek Project Other: The Nature Conservancy -Williamson River Delta Restoration Project - Tulana Phase Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks - The Big Hole Partnership - Watershed Restoration for Arctic Grayling on Private Land
2007	USBLM: Salem District Field Office for the Tillamook Resource Area Riparian Restoration Effort USFS: Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District for the Down Doggy Project Other: Grande Ronde Model Watershed for the End Creek Project
2006
2005	USBLM: Carlsbad Field Office USFS: Mapleton Ranger District, Siuslaw National Forest Other: Entiat Water Resource Inventory Unit
2004	USBLM, Carson City Field Office USDA Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest - The Nez Perce Tribe
2003	Joe Frazier, Hydrologist, BLM, on behalf of the Lewiston Field Office for the Upper Missouri River project Jeff Uebel, Fish Habitat Program Manager, USDA Forest Service, Pacific NW Region, on behalf of Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest for the "Respect the River" educational program.
2002	The Swiftwater and South River Field Offices of the BLM's Roseburg District Office for their impressive work in Umpqua River Basin of southwest Oregon. The Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District of the USFS Idaho Panhandle National Forest for their work on the Teepee Creek Riparian Restoration Project in northern Idaho.
2001	*Award not given this year.*
2000	USFS, Wrangell Ranger District (Tongass National Forest- R10), Gallatin National Forest (R1) and the BLM Rock Springs Field Office (Wyoming).
1999	Forest Service Award to Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Forest; BLM Award to Salmon Office, Lemhi District
1998
1997
1996
1995	Forest Service Award to Wind River Ranger District; BLM Award to Big Horn Basin Resource Area, Rock springs District Office and Wyoming State Office
1994	Forest Service Awards to Madison Ranger District in the Beaverhead National Forest (Region 1); Nez Perce National Forest (Region 1); Northern Region (Region 1); BLM Awards to Lemhi Resource Area in the Salmon District Office (Idaho); Vale District Office (Oregon); California
1993	Forest Service Awards to Lowman Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest; Pacific Southwest Region; BLM Awards to Dillon Resource Area; Barstow Resource Area; Rawlins District Office; Nevada State Office
1992
1991	Forest Service Awards to Don Gray, Lowell Ranger District; Gary Heath, Medicine Bow national Forest; Karl Stein, Pacific Northwest Region. BLM Awards to Bill Baker, Wells Resource Area, Elko District Office; Dan Rathbun, Nevada State Office
1990	Forest Service Award to Roger William, Heppner Ranger District, Umatilla National Forest, Oregon. BLM Award to Al Bammann, Gila Resource Area, Safford District, Arizona.
1989
1988	Forest Service Award to Barlow Ranger District, Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon; BLM Award to Gila Resource Area, Safford District.