JOHN DENVER was not just a singer/songwriter, but was acknowledged for his environmental and humanitarian efforts also. In l979 the U.S. Jaycees named John as one of the TEN OUTSTANDING MEN OF AMERICA. That same year John received the WHALE PROTECTION FUND SERVICE AWARD.
In 1985 John was awarded the NASA MEDAL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE and received the WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER AWARD from President Reagan.
In l990 John was honored with the NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL ECOLOGY WORLD ECOLOGY AWARD.
In recognition of his commitment to the environment, John Denver was the first recipient of the World Ecology Medal awarded by the International Center for Tropical Ecology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
John was co-founder of the WINDSTAR FOUNDATIONin Snowmass, CO and also founded PLANT IT 2000, an international nonprofit foundation dedicatied to planting, maintaining and protecting trees worldwide. He was also instrumental in starting THE HUNGER PROJECT - The vision of a world free from Hunger.
