Sharon Haensly, Water Hero 2021

December 9, 2021
Center for Environmental Law & Policy

Sharon has practiced law since 1988. She has a Bachelors of Science degree in Natural Resources from Cornell University (1981), and a law degree from the University of Oregon (1988). She has been a staff attorney with the Squaxin Island Tribe’s Legal Department since 2009. Before that, Sharon was a staff attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and worked at several Seattle law firms that represent Indian tribes.

Center for Environmental Law & Policy

1. Rachel Paschal Osborn, Water Hero 2001

2. Benella Caminiti, Water Hero 2004

3. Nancy Rust, Water Hero 2006

4. Mickey Gendler, Water Hero 2008

5. Russ Busch, Water Hero 2010

6. Harriet Bullitt, Water Hero 2011

7. NW Indian Fisheries Commission, Water Hero 2012

8. Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Water Hero 2013

9. Ann Aagaard, Water Hero 2014

10. Upper Columbia United Tribes, Water Heroes 2015

11. Professor William H. Rodgers Jr., Water Hero 2016

12. Dr. John Osborn, Water Hero 2017

13. Water Heroes 2018

14. Larry Wasserman, Water Hero 2019

15. Professor Emeritus Robert Anderson, Water Hero 2020

16. Sharon Haensly, Water Hero 2021

17. Kimberly Ordon aka KO, Water Hero 2021