Western Society of Naturalists

The Western Society of Naturalists is a scientific organization with a strong focus on promoting the study of marine biology. Most of its members are on the Pacific coast of North America. Originally established in 1910 as the Biological Society of the Pacific, it changed its name in 1916. It held its first meeting under the new name in San Diego on August 10, 1916, where papers on zoology and botany were presented.

Naturalist of the Year Award The Naturalist of the Year Award was established in 1999 at the suggestion of Paul Dayton to "recognize those unsung heroes who define our future by inspiring young people with the wonders and sheer joy of natural history".

+YearNameAffiliation1999Larry HarrisUniversity of New Hampshire2000Chuck BaxterHopkins Marine Station, Stanford University2001Pamela RoeCalifornia State University, Stanislaus2002John M. EngleUniversity of California, Santa Barbara2003Jeanne BelleminEl Camino College2004Kathy Ann MillerUniversity of California, Berkeley2005James M. WatanabeHopkins Marine Station, Stanford University2006Brian BinghamWestern Washington University2007Genevieve Anderson Santa Barbara City CollegeShane AndersonUniversity of California, Santa Barbara2008Terrie KlingerUniversity of Washington2009Jenn CaselleUniversity of California, Santa Barbara2010Shara FislerOcean Discovery Institute2011Megan DethierFriday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington2012Mark CarrUniversity of California, Santa CruzPete Raimondi2013Dan RichardsChannel Islands National Park2014Steve LonhartMonterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA2015Milton LoveUC Santa Barbara2016Jackie SonesBodega Marine Reserve, UC Davis2017Jeff GoddardMarine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara2018Andy Lamb2019Diana StellerMoss Landing Marine Laboratories, California State University2020Rosemary RomeroGreater Farallones Association2021Paul BarberUniversity of California, Los AngelesPeggy Fong

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