Arkansas Master Naturalists Bill Toland and Dwan Garrison were honored on Saturday, June 12, at the Arkansas Trails Day Celebration at Pinnacle Mountain State Park. 

Jim Gifford, FoOt, spoke highly of Bill and Dwan's accomplishments as he awarded the plagues.  Martha Bowden accepted the award for Dwan, as Dwan was committed to be at the NCAMN Trails Day Celebration.

Bruce Walls, CAMN, wrote a great article about Bill Toland's nomination and why he won his award.  You can find that article on the CAMN page.

Diane Mikrut, NCAMN, wrote an article about Dwan's cheerleader attitude which was the reason she is an honored trail advocate.  That article can be found on the NCAMN page. 

Another person that needs to be mentioned is Bert Turner.  He was awarded a certificate from FoOt for helping convince CAW to donate $5,000 and pushing State Parks to get moving on building some bridges.  He says it was nothing, but $5,000 is something.  When people are crossing a stream safely by using a bridge, it is something.  Thank you, Bert, for all you do for our trails.

Arkansas Master Naturalists do make a difference!