Traildogs Receive USFS 2012 Volunteer Organization of the Year Award
On December 4, 2012, the U.S. Forest Service presented the Traildog Volunteers their Region Eight “2012 Volunteer Organization of the Year Award” at a Region Eight Meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, and by video conference to locations throughout the region.
The Traildogs organization was formed seven years ago to provide maintenance and construction support in the development of the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail, and in the seven years history of the organization, they have provided over 9,000 volunteer hours on the trail. This award is presented once a year to one organization in the US Forest Service’s Region 8, consisting of eleven southern states from Texas to North Carolina as well as Puerto Rico. The award was granted for outstanding contributions to the development and long term care of the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail by over twenty-five individual volunteers.
This the third award the Traildogs have received this year, which also included the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Henry Award for Volunteerism, creating a new tourism opportunity for the state, and the Arkansas Wildlife Federation 2012 Conservation Organization of the Year Award.
Many, many thanks to our partners in the U.S. Forest Service for this recognition and this important award. It is most appreciated.
Jerry