Keep Wakulla County Beautiful held its 2026 Awards Banquet at the Wakulla Community Center on July 7th. The hosts and guests celebrated environmental stewardship, community pride, and the people who make a difference in Wakulla County and for our natural world.
2026 Award Winners
- Business or Neighborhood “Community Pride” Award: Heather Rybak of Rybak Realty, LLC
- Adopt-A-Road of the Year Award: Communities of Apalachee Bay, Inc.
- “Community Roots” Civic Organization Partnership Award: Sarracenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
- “Green Trailblazer” Youth Volunteer Award: John “Alex” Edwards
- “Don Henderson” Award: JoAnn Palmer
- Eco-Friendly Classroom Award: UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County
- “Heart of Service” Public Service Award: Marquetta Cowley
- “Wakulla Eco-Excellence” (Eco-Tourism) Award: Gabrielle Gabrielli, Ph.D.
- “Waste Wise” Waste Reduction Award: Trident Restaurant
- Volunteer of the Year “Golden Vest” Award: Ashlee Barton
- KWCB Preservation Award: Debbie Singletary
- KWCB Scholarship Recipient: Griffin Colson
Keep Wakulla County Beautiful Inc. is a nonprofit organization with a mission to enrich the community through education, beautification, and conservation by engaging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community’s environment. Learn more at https://kwcb.org
Keep Tallahassee Beautiful is a non-profit organization based in Tallahassee. It is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to keeping their community litter-free and educated about recycling, solid waste, and the environment. Learn more at https://keeptallahasseeleoncountybeautiful.com
May we all take ownership of the world in which we live and work #ReduceReuseRecycleRefuse
