Recipients of the NCTA Thomas L. Gilbert Lifetime Achievement Award are recognized for 15+ years of true dedication, exceptional service, and outstanding contributions toward the dream of the North Country National Scenic Trail, or the success and growth of the NCTA. These are the 2022 recipients. John Elliott. John has been volunteering with the […]
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Category: Volunteer Stories
2021 Outreach, Communicator, and Boots on the Trail Awards: Volunteer Spotlight
2021 Outreach Award Julie Fromm. Julie had a great idea in 2015: For every kid in the Solon Springs (Wisc.) School District to hike on the North Country Trail. Julie, a school district aide, accomplished this by planning a schedule of 13 hikes held over a week in late spring: One for each grade […]
2021 Outstanding Private Landowner + Vanguard Awards: Volunteer Spotlight
2021 Outstanding Private Landowner Award David and Geraldine Wregge. The Wregges enthusiastically allow the Wisconsin Roving Trail Crew to camp on their land whenever the crew project is within Iron or eastern Ashland County. They own an isolated 40 acres, surrounded for miles by Iron County Forest. When the crew first arrived, the access […]