Dave Hadden2020Dave Hadden founded and has served as executive director of Headwaters Montana since its beginning in 2007. Headwaters Montana works to protect northwest Montana's water, wildlife and quiet, traditional, outdoor recreational opportunities. Dave's affiliation with Wilburforce began in 2000 when he worked for the Montana Wilderness Association focusing at the grassroots level on transboundary conservation issues across the Montana - British Columbia boundary; he served for six years on the Yellowstone to Yukon board of directors. That transboundary focus continued under Headwaters Montana. Always working in collaboration with other conservation groups and community members, Dave's and his teams' work has led to a number of welcome conservation outcomes and progress on long-term campaigns, including permanent mineral withdrawals for the North Fork Flathead River next to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, and protecting transboundary rivers shared between the US and British Columbia such as the Kootenai. The 2020 Wilburforce Conservation Leadership Award was made to Dave and his colleagues for their collaborative work to protect US rivers, aquatic life, fish, and traditional cultural uses in  rivers that are damaged or threatened by upstream mining activity in BC. All bios are from the year the award was presented.