Outdoors for All

Thursday ★ October 27

An Evening with Trust for Public Land

7:30pm – 10:00pm | Thompson Dallas, National Ballroom (4th Floor)

Trust for Public Land invites you to an awards ceremony and keynote presentation celebrating you, our amazing volunteers! Let’s come together to recognize a few people who have made an immense difference in our work. The recipients of Trust for Public Land’s highest award at the Trust for Public Land—The Douglas P. Ferguson Award and, the Volunteer Vanguard Award celebrating individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the mission of connecting everyone to the outdoors by leading the way in new developments and ideas .

Keynote Address: Shelton Johnson, Park Ranger, National Park Service—Yosemite National Park Program Includes: Lucas St . Clair, National Board Chair | Diane Regas, President &CEO

Volunteer Awards

Douglas P. Ferguson Award | Established in 1998 In recognition of the ever-increasing importance to Trust for Public Land of the individual efforts of our volunteers in helping achieve our mission, we have established The Ferguson Award to honor exemplary performance—not just once, but time and time again—in support of Trust for Public Land and conserving land for people . The Ferguson Award allows Trust for Public Land’s board and staff to express our sincerest appreciation for those efforts far beyond the norm, and; underscores how important volunteer leadership has become to our ability to carry out our critical work .

The Ferguson Award, Trust for Public Land’s highest honor, is made to outstanding volunteers in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to improving community health, equity and climate through quality parks and natural spaces and to Trust for Public Land . Named for Douglas P . Ferguson, a founding board member and leader of Trust for Public Land, and an outstanding Emeritus member of the Board of Directors, the award honors the important contributions of volunteers whose energy and inspiration are instrumental to our success .

Ferguson Award Recipients:

• 1998—Douglas P. Ferguson, Mill Valley, CA • 2000—Christopher Glenn Sawyer, Atlanta, GA • 2000—Martha Wyckoff, Seattle, WA • 2001—F. Jerome Tone, San Rafael, CA • 2004—Henry D. “Greg” Gregory, Atlanta, GA • 2006—Patricia Lynn Shanks, Los Angeles, CA • 2006—James D. Sano, San Rafael, CA

• 2008—Ellyn Feldman, Santa Fe, NM • 2008—Ralph Edwards, Atlanta, GA • 2009—Page Knudsen Cowles, St. Paul, MN • 2012—George P. Denny, III, Boston, MA • 2012—Allen McCallie, Chattanooga, TN • 2014—James H. Morgens, Atlanta, GA • 2014—Tom Reeve, Lopez Island, WA • 2017—George Bell, Brookline, MA • 2017—Shep Harris, San Francisco, CA • 2018—Caroline Niemczyk, New York, NY • 2018—Patricia Barmeyer, Atlanta, GA

Volunteer Vanguard Award | Established in 2022 Trust for Public Land’s Volunteer Vanguard Award recognizes an emerging volunteer leader within the organization. This award celebrates an individual who demonstrates a commitment to the mission of connecting everyone to the outdoors by leading the way in new developments and ideas .