The Joan Ehrenfeld Award for Responsible Stewardship
Honors volunteers who have dedicated significant time and effort into the conscientious stewardship of protected natural areas or environmentally-responsible trail construction and education. They embody our value that the right path is always a responsible one.
Dr. Joan Ehrenfeld, a professor of Ecology at Rutgers, was an expert on invasive species, wetlands ecology, and urban ecology. She helped found the Trail Conference’s invasive species efforts and brought an environmental science focus to trail management.
To nominate someone for this award, click here.
Past Awardees:
2019
Cliff Berchtold - Invasive Plant Surveyor; Trail Maintainer, Sterling Forest; Trail Crew Member