Recognition and Awards

August 2025: Open Space Authority Commendation for 10 Year Anniversary

May 2024: County of Santa Clara Recognition

September 2022: San Jose Conservation Corps + Charter School 2022 Resilient Community Award

December 20: Estuary News Article [article]
8/7/19: Open Space Authority Blog about the Watershed-In-A-Box Environmental Education Program [Article]

3/27/18: Commendation for Deb Kramer from City of San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Council member Tam Nguyen

3/9/18: Women of the Year Trailblazer Honoree for Deb Kramer by State Senator Jim Beall

8/29/17: Above and Beyond Award for Deb Kramer from the Santa Clara Valley Water District

7/25/17: Deb Kramer receives Bay Area Proud [article and video]

11/10/16: Awarded Open Space Authority’s Urban Open Space Grant for the Coyote Meadows Project [Information]

4/23/16: John Muir Association’s 2015 Conservation Initiative Award [video]

9/18/15: Friends of the San Francisco Estuary 2015 Outstanding Environmental Project Award for South Bay Creeks Collaborative with 8 other organizations [awardees]

8/15/15: Anti-Litter Service Group of the Year, City of San Jose Anti-Litter Program








