TRAIL AWARDS
"Great trail systems don't just happen... ... it takes a team effort."
Our award program — announced at each Pierce County Trails Conference — recognizes hard work and achievements in the following general areas:
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A place or project
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Lifetime achievement for an individual
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Individuals with a particularly outstanding year
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Governmental organization
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Non-governmental organization
Award Recipients
2023 (See the award presentation slides for details)
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Pierce County Council - Natural Lands Program (ARPA Funding)
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Ben Monte Calvo - Pierce County Parks Natural Lands Program Crew Lead
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Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance - Tehaleh Mountain Bike Park
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Brookfield Properties - Tehaleh Mountain Bike Park
2022 (See the award presentation slides for details)
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Transportation Choices Coalition - Move Ahead WA Advocacy
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Marilyn Strickland - Congressional Support of South Puget Sound Trails
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Black Girls Run (Seattle/Tacoma) - Empowerment & Enthusiasm on Trails
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Lifetime Achievement Awards - Terry Reid, board member, past president
2021 (See the award presentation slides or a video of the awards presentation)
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Individual Outstanding Year - Representative Jake Fey & Senator T'wina Nobles - Legislative Funding Support for the Tacoma to Puyallup Trail
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Leadership in a Trail Project - City of University Place: Gary Cooper & David Swindale - Chambers Creek Canyon Partnership
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Lifetime Achievement Awards - Shawn Phelps, Pierce County Planning & Public Works; Jean White, King County Parks (retired); Dr. Jane Moore, ForeverGreen Trails (retired)
2020 (See the award presentation slides or a video of the awards presentation)
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Individual Outstanding Year - Blake Geyen - Social Media Campaign for Voter Access Mobility
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Government Organization - City of Pacific - Interurban Trail Completion
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Non-government Organization - East Tacoma Collaborative - Swan Creek Park Cleanup
2019
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Place/Project - MetroParks Tacoma - Wilson Way Bridge & Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park
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Non-government Organization - Washington Trails Association
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Lifetime Achievement Award - Don Partington
2018
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Place/Project - The Foothills Trail - South Prairie to Buckley - Pierce County Parks & Recreation Services
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Non-government Organization - Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition
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Outstanding Year - Gary Leaf
2017
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Organization in Government - Pierce County Council & Pierce County Executive - Park Impact Fees
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Outstanding Project - City of Tacoma - Prairie Line Trail
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Trail Steward - Janet Myers
2016
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Place/Project - The Waterwalk at Point Ruston
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Non-Government Organization - Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
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Lifetime Achievement - Barbara Skinner
2015
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Place/project – The Cushman Trail, City of Gig Harbor, Pen Met Parks, Pierce County Parks, and Tacoma Public Utilities
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Non-government Organization – The Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition
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Outstanding Year – Bill Hilton
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Lifetime Achievement – John Ernest Berry III
2014
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Place/project – 13 Miles of Bikeways, City of Tacoma (presented to Diane Wiatr)
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Place/project – Prairie Line Trail – University of Tacoma Station (presented to Milt Tremblay)
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Non-government Organization – The Russell Family Foundation for the Puyallup Watershed Initiative (presented to Richard Woo)
2013
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Government Organization - City of Bonney Lake (presented to Gary Leaf and Terry Reid)
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Lifetime Achievement - Ernest Bay
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Lifetime Achievement - Bryan Bowden
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Lifetime Achievement - Buzz Grant
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Lifetime Achievement - Kathy Kravit-Smith
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Lifetime Achievement - Kirk Kirkland
2012
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Lifetime Achievement - Terry Lee
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Government Organization - City of Sumner (presented to Ted Hill)
2011
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Outstanding Year - Bob & Diane Kastama
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Government Organization - City of Tacoma (presented to Diane Wiatr)
2010
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Outstanding Year - Don Partington
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Government Organization - Chambers Creek Properties (presented to: Pierce County Council)
2009
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Outstanding Year - Marian Betzer
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Government Organization - Pierce County Parks and Recreation Department
2008
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Lifetime Achievement - Dixie Gatchel
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Place/project - Chambers Creek Properties