Dr. Nate Wojcik Named 2020 First Quarter Lawrence S. Semo Award Winner

Dr. Nate Wojcik, Senior Ecologist and Project Manager in SWCA’s Denver office, has been named the Lawrence S. Semo Scientific Achievement Award winner for the first quarter of 2020.

Nate has also developed into one of SWCA’s leaders in ecosystem restoration. His practical experience working in sagebrush ecosystems and his PhD focused on biological sciences, soil ecology, and biochemistry, has allowed him to develop innovative approaches to reclamation based on successional ecology and soil management that are being used as a model for ecosystem restoration across the western United States.

Larry was an early mentor for Nate and was instrumental in his development as a scientific consultant. The two spent many a night chasing sage-grouse across the frozen landscapes of southern Wyoming.

The quarterly Lawrence S. Semo Scientific Achievement Award rewards individuals for demonstrating passion, creativity, and scientific excellence in a manner that advances SWCA’s purpose, mission, vision, and values. The award is in honor of Larry Semo, who began working as a biologist for SWCA in Austin in 1993 and transferred to Denver in 1999. A respected and widely published ornithologist and all-around naturalist, Larry had an insatiable desire to learn and a great love for the outdoors until his untimely passing in 2011.