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Eight individuals and one group were recognized for their
excellent work in carrying out Forest Service wilderness stewardship
activities on October 7, 2009 during the agency’s forum for its National
Wilderness awards.
The awards recognize the contributions and
accomplishments of these individuals in the fields of education, research
and leadership in the use of traditional skills and minimum tools related to
these wilderness areas.
The agency is half way through its 10–year Wilderness
Stewardship Challenge which culminates in 2014 and seeks to bring all of its
wilderness areas to an agency developed standard for managing and
maintaining wilderness areas. Several of the awards specifically address
these efforts.
The agency’s 2009 National Wilderness awards and
recipients include:
The Aldo Leopold Award for Overall Wilderness Stewardship Program (External)
The San Gorgonio Wilderness Association (SGWA)
working with the San Bernardino National Forest (Calif.) partnered with the
Forest Service to recruit, train, administer, and support volunteers. In the
last year (check this), SGWA volunteers restored over 100 abandoned fire
ring sites to natural conditions, presented nearly two dozen nature talks,
staged a free forest festival, and provided trail maintenance in and around
the San Gorgonio Wilderness. The SGWA has been actively helping the Forest
for more than 25 years.
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