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posted May 1, 2019

Indiana: Angie Pool

Thanks to Angie’s leadership, the Cardinal Greenway has received well-deserved recognition as a major community asset.


posted May 1, 2019

Louisiana: Damon Robison

Damon gives testament to what can be achieved by a small community when a diverse range of individuals and organizations work collaboratively to create something very special.


posted May 1, 2019

Minnesota: Anne Gullion

Anne Gullion was a driving force behind bring horse trails to Duluth as a tourism attraction, which led to the opening of the new Magney Snively-Ely's Peak Equestrian Trail and Ski Loop.


posted May 1, 2019

Missouri: Josh Adams

Josh Adams is the sole member and project leader for the Missouri Trails Project.


posted May 1, 2019

New York: Erik Mickelson

Eric is a consummate trail professional whose technical skill and artistic vision have contributed greatly to the trails in New York State.


posted May 1, 2019

North Carolina: Tim Johnson

For two decades, Tim Johnson has been that champion for sustainable trails in North Carolina. His leadership, knowledge, and vision of many significant projects with incalculable impact has created dozens of miles of new sustainable trail on the ground.


posted May 1, 2019

Ohio: Andy Niekamp

Andy is the chief adventure officer of Outdoor Adventure Connection, and founder and leader of Dayton Hikers, which has more than 3,300 members.


posted May 1, 2019

Oregon: Wayne Chevalier

Wayne is a champion of promoting and maintaining the use of traditional skills in trail work. He teaches, and is, a certifier of crosscut saws and is experienced with rigging, dry stone masonry, and woodworking.


posted May 1, 2019

Virginia: Sean Gobin

Gobin and Warrior Expeditions have successfully taken the spirit of what Earl Shaffer was talking about when he declared he was going to “walk off the war,” and extended that opportunity to those who, for either physical and financial limitations, would otherwise never be able to undertake it.


posted Apr 10, 2019

Rory Robinson

During his 36 year career with the National Park Service (NPS), Rory worked in five different NPS units, primarily in the fields of interpretation and cultural resources management.