The National Park Service rewards our NCTA volunteers based on volunteer hours. In 1970, Congress passed the Volunteers-In-Parks Act to allow national parks to use “volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, or visitor services or activities.” Since then, volunteers have supported National Park units in many aspects, such as natural and cultural resources, […]
Our Stories
Category: Volunteer Stories
Mary Berube, John Schrock, and Rick and Sher Eiler: Volunteer Spotlight
2020 Sweep Awards Mary Berube and John Schrock. The 60 miles of Trail tended by the Brule-St. Croix Chapter of Wisconsin offered blazing that was suffering from old age, so Mary and John volunteered to reblaze the whole thing and keep it all on a recommended five-year rotation. In addition they are active Chapter […]
400-Hour Awards 2020: Volunteer Spotlight
The following volunteers have [respectively] donated over 400 hours of their time to the North Country National Scenic Trail. The National Park Service and North Country Trail Association thank them tremendously for their work, and have presented them with NPS Volunteer-in-Parks (VIP) awards. Please join us in congratulating and thanking them! Terry Blackstone (OH) […]