Our Stories

2023 Volunteer Awards: Rising Star

BSA Troop 123 The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 123 of Bismarck, North Dakota has helped the NCTA Central Flyway Chapter with five Eagle Scout projects in the last five years. These projects have involved over 80 new volunteers and over 700 volunteer hours, resulting in the development of over two dozen miles of […]

2023 Volunteer Awards: Outreach

Ruth Dorrough Ruth has a long history of serving the NCTA and promoting the NCNST. In 2016, she and her husband Dan completed hiking the entirety of the NCNST, spreading word along the way about the Trail and its volunteers. She was an NCTA Board Member and served as Board President. For the past five […]

2023 Volunteer Awards: Communicator

Andrew Kovatch At his day job in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Andrew provides digital advertising solutions for local, regional, and national brands. He combines this skill and knowledge with his enthusiasm for the NCNST and his trail community by dedicating his personal time to the NCTA Marketing Committee. In 2023, he generously (and voluntarily) managed the […]