Stroud Water Research Center bestowed its 2024 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence to Paul Greenberg, the award-winning and bestselling food and environmental writer at the agency’s The Water’s Edge gala held at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library on Sept. 19.

The Water’s Edge is the Center’s annual award presentation that recognizes an individual or organization who is making a lasting impact on freshwater systems. 

Greenberg, a lifelong fisherman, is the author of six books, including The New York Times bestseller and notable book Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, and is creator of the PBS Frontline documentary The Fish on My Plate. He has received a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature, a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, and many other grants and awards. He has also written for National Geographic Magazine, GQ, The Times (of London), and Vogue and lectures on seafood and the environment around the world. 

Since its inception in 2003, The Water’s Edge has honored several individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the world of science, fresh water, and conservation. Previous speakers and Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence recipients have included Jane Goodall; Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling; leading climate scientist and author Michael E. Mann; American Rivers and its president, Bob Irvin; His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco; The Redford Center; Alexandra Cousteau; and Melissa D. Ho of the World Wildlife Fund.