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posted Jan 16, 2018

Kentucky: Mike Bossert

Mike Bossert has been a member of Fort Harrod Back Country Horsemen (FHBCH) since its inception approximately four years ago.


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Kansas: Bunnie Watkins

Bunnie Watkins has been part of the US Army Corps team at Perry Lake for nearly two decades.


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Indiana: Milan Kruszynski

Milan Kruszynski works tirelessly in support of the trails in Hammond, Indiana.


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Illinois: Eileen Weyhrich

Eileen Weyhrich is a member of Jubilee Riders, a group of equestrians that are dedicated to maintaining the 50 miles of multi-use trails at Jubilee State Park.


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Florida: Charles and Anne Thrash

Lifelong residents of Chattahoochee, actually as family for 200 years, Charles and Anne Thrash have become the City’s trails champions.


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Hawaii: Fred Bannan

Fred is relatively new to the trail world compared to past recipients of the “Trail Worker Award,” but he is well-deserving of this nomination.


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Delaware: Meinrad Leckie

In 2011-2012, Meinrad Leckie volunteered over 300 hours on a variety of trail projects across northern New Castle County Delaware.


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Connecticut: Russ Waldie

Russ Waldie is a dedicated and reliable volunteer section maintainer on the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut, and has been for more than a decade.


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California: Bill Carter

Bill Carter has been on many Backcountry Horsemen’s (BCHC) work parties clearing trails but never on one that was defined as an Epic Event.


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Alabama: Erin Wiggins

Erin Wiggins has been employed with the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority (PARA) since 1999, and currently serves as the Community Planning and Development Manager.