2009 National Award Honorees

Alexie Torres-Fleming, who led the removal of tons of trash from the Bronx River in New York City, including 40 cars and 10,000 tires, creating a healthy waterway and river corridor that inspired youth in the community to connect with nature and take pride in their South Bronx neighborhood.

Rosie Zamora, the driving force behind Houston Wilderness and its effort to bridge the vibrant, lively city with the wetlands, forests and rivers and educate Houston residents on the spectacular environment in their backyards.

Rick Wagner, a 26-year veteran of the National Park Service with 43 years of federal conservation work who preserved key pieces of the American cultural and natural heritage by spearheading the creation of the State of Idaho Castle Rock State Park and the expansion of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, the Nez Perce National Historic Trail and the California Trail in the City of Rocks National Reserve.

2008

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Chicago Wilderness
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Partnership for the National Trails System

2007

The Honorable Lamar Alexander, United States Senate
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s (MMSD) Greenseams Program
Mississippi River Trail, Inc.

2006

The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes, United States Senate
Outside Las Vegas Foundation
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
Gerald P. McCarthy

2005

Maxine Johnston
The Honorable Mark R. Warner, Governor of Virginia
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lockheed Martin Corporation

2004

Alan Sparkman
The Franklin Land Trust
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
Anheuser-Busch Companies

2003

American Trails
Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation
McKnight Foundation
Daniel Rice

2002

Gerald Adelmann
Eve Fout
DuPont
North American Water Trails

2001

David Burwell
Delaware Greenways, Inc.
Roanoke Valley Greenways
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

2000

Henry Diamond – Beveridge & Diamond
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

1999

East Coast Greenway Alliance
Surdna Foundation
Allegheny Trail Alliance
REI, Inc.

1998

Trailnet
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
American Rivers

1997

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Knoxville
Land Trust Alliance

1996

CF Industries
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Greenway Program
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

1995

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
1000 Friends of Florida
Anne Spring Close Greenway

1994

Izaak Walton League of America Save Our Streams Program
Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council
Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

1993

Maryland Greenways Commission
Open Lands Project
National Park Service
American Gas Association