2019 Volunteer Awards Ceremony

Ice Age NST volunteers receive thanks and recognition from the NPS at their annual conference [Photo by Cameron Gillie, IATA]

Cameron Gillie, IATA

Volunteers of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail were honored for their outstanding service on the evening of April 13^th in Baraboo, Wisconsin at the annual conference of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.

Overall, 156 volunteers received recognition awards and thanks from NPS staff at the event for reaching milestones at the 100-hour, 250-hour, 500-hour, 1,000-hour, 3,000-hour, 4,000-hour, 6,000-hour, and 10,000-hour levels of volunteer service.
In Fiscal Year 2018, a documented 2,620 volunteers provided 82,000 hours of service to the Ice Age NST Volunteers-In-Parks Program, equating to $2,024,580.00 in private sector value.

Work accomplishment highlights include: partnering with 19 school districts to bring 2,390 youth and educators onto the trail for service learning projects; construction of a cumulative 821 feet of boardwalk, bridges and puncheon; 693 feet of rock wall built; 19,550 feet of newly constructed trail tread; and 10 miles of trail receiving significant repairs and new signage.

The Ice Age Trail Alliance is headquartered in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, and encourages the public to join them on the trail at one of their many work or social events. Learn more about them atwww.iceagetrail.org.