Скачать или смотреть 2022 USDA Forest Service National Wilderness Awards Ceremony

These awards honor individuals and groups for excellence in wilderness education, traditional skills leadership, decision-making, and overall wilderness stewardship in the year 2021. An awards ceremony was co-hosted with the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance on December 15th on Zoom.

Video Timestamps:
0:00 Opening Remarks
5:08 Aldo Leopold Award for Overall Wilderness Stewardship
9:48 Bob Marshall Award for Individual Champion of Wilderness Stewardship
16:53 Bob Marshall Award for Group Champion of Wilderness Stewardship
22:05 Excellence in Wilderness Research Application Award
26:43 Wilderness Partnership Champion Award
33:52 Traditional Skills and Minimum Tool Leadership Award
44:36 Connie G. Myers Award for Leadership in Wilderness Education
49:48 Line Officer Wilderness Leadership Award
55:48 Closing Remarks

Award Recipients:
Aldo Leopold Award for Overall Wilderness Stewardship
Lisa Ronald, Former Wildlands Communications Director, Wilderness Institute
https://wilderness.net

Bob Marshall Award for Individual Champion of Wilderness Stewardship
Carol Hennessey, Recreation/Wilderness/Trails/River/Outfitters Program Manager, Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest

Bob Marshall Award for Group Champion of Wilderness Stewardship
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Hungry Horse, Montana
https://www.bmwf.org

Excellence in Wilderness Research Application Award
“A history of wilderness fire management in the Northern Rockies”
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pu...
Julia Berkey, Community preparedness and wildfire prevention program manager, Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
Carol Miller, Research Ecologist (emeritus), Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service
Andrew Larson, Professor, University of Montana

Wilderness Partnership Champion Award
JMT Wilderness Conservancy, Menlo Park, California
https://jmtwilderness.org

Traditional Skills and Minimum Tool Leadership Award
Bald River Trail Project, Tellico Ranger District, Cherokee National Forest
Tellico Ranger District Recreation/Trails/Wilderness Staff, Cherokee National Forest: Brandon Burke, Jesse English, Gray Buckles, Mason Boring
Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards: Eric Giebelstein, Rebekah Morrisson, Barak Brashear, Christopher Brooks, Sarah Hersee, James Lyles, Drew Mayberry, Luzy Plankenhorn, Travis Stanley, Bridget Stuart, Nicholas Sparling, Matthew McWilliams, Benton Wright
https://www.wildernessstewards.org
Jolly Rovers Trail Crew - Artie Hidalgo
https://www.jollyrovers.org
Rigging Trainers - Robert Fina, Martha Becton
https://finatrails.com
https://www.bectontrails.com

Connie G. Myers Award for Leadership in Wilderness Education
Urban Connections Wilderness Youth Engagement, USDA Forest Service Eastern Region: Leah Anderson, Susan Cox, Teri Heyer, Barbara McGuinness, Lisa Perez, Jessie Scott, Jon Thompson
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r9/hom...

Line Officer Wilderness Leadership Award
Connie Cummins, Forest Supervisor (retired), Superior National Forest

Please join me in congratulating this year’s Wilderness Awards recipients!