The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has announced that 2 of their Governing Board members, Eric Buermann and Shannon Estenoz received awards from Audubon of Florida over this past weekend.  At the 2010 Audubon Assembly in St. Petersburg, Estenoz and Buermann were given "Champion of the Everglades" awards for their leadership in acquiring lands to revive the admired River of Grass. Congratulations are in order for both of these conservation heroes.