Rob Wallace credits his grandfather for instilling in him a passion for conservation, and now Wallace is set to be honored for his life’s work in that field.

Wallace is one of the recipients of the 15 th annual Murie Spirit of Conservation Award, which will be presented Tuesday by the Teton Science Schools, where Wallace once served on the board of directors.

“It was quite a surprise and an honor when they told me about that,” Wallace told Cowboy State Daily.

‘We Selected Just The Right Person’

Born in Cheyenne and raised in Evanston, Wallace served as assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior — overseeing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service — during the first Trump administration.

Wayne Turner, Teton Science Schools executive director, tol

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