Extraordinary Trail Partner Award

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Christopher Douwes

In 2007, Christopher was awarded the Partnership for the National Trails System’s Extraordinary Trail Partner Award for his ever cheerful encouragement of inclusive collaboration among various trail advocates and for his consistent essential support of conferences, publications, workshops, and training projects that increase the knowledge and skills and foster a stronger, more congenial sense of community within the National Trails System.

Elena Daly

In 2007, Elena was awarded the Partnership for the National Trails System’s Extraordinary Trail Partner Award for her steady support of the National Trails System as an articulate spokesperson for the values that these trails represent, for ensuring that national scenic and historic trails are fully recognized as components of the National Landscape Conservation System, for support of Bureau of Land Management’s National Scenic and Historic Trails Strategy, and for fostering a constituent network to support the National Landscape Conservation System.

Jeff Jarvis

In 2011, Jeff was awarded the Partnership for the National Trails System’s Extraordinary Trail Partner Award for your unwavering service and support to the National Scenic and Historic Trails over many years with the Bureau of Land Management’s National Landscape Conservation System program. Jeff has been a stalwart manager and advocate for the conservation, restoration, and protection of the National Scenic and Historic Trails and their corridors as jewels of the National Trails System.

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