First Ever President’s Awards
![2024 President's Awards Recipients Becky Swem, Phil Corell and Brian Hoody.](https://adk46er.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-presidents-awards.jpg)
The first ever President’s Award were given to Becky Swem, Phil Corell and Brian Hoody.
The first ever President’s Award were given to Becky Swem, Phil Corell and Brian Hoody.
The 46ers trailhead steward program has completed its last training session of the 2024 year. This would not be possible without our support team.
We wish to Thank the staff at the Adirondack Educational Center for providing us with a space to conduct our training.
We thank Tate Connor NYSDEC forester for his expert training for the last seven years.
Our heartfelt thanks to NYS Forest Rangers Pete Evans and Chris DiCintio for giving up their time on a weekend to prepare our trainees.
Training would not be possible without our 46er trainers Carla Denn- Authority of the resource.
Ben Bradford, Winn Rea, and Lisa Crandall, our Master leave no trace trainers.
Our behind-the-scenes team Laurie Rankin, Brian Hoody, Heather Daley, Ben Bradford, and Joe Ryan.
Finally, we want to than the 100 volunteers who will man our trailheads this season.
President – David Pawlick #12803
Directors:
Brent Pierce #5959 (thru 2027)
Bob Harvey #7442v (thru 2027)
Carla Denn #12655V (thru 2026)
Brant Schneider #12786 (thru 2026)
Winn Rea #9903 (thru 2025)
Sheila Young #2994 (thru 2025)
At the Fall 2019 executive meeting, Adirondack 46er President Siobhan Carney-Nesbitt appointed a committee to investigate ways to increase volunteerism and recognize the contributions of those that did volunteer.
Historically, the 46ers had gathered information and recognized the contributions of the Trail Crew in terms of hours (at a rate of 8hrs per day worked on trail crew). Those hours were recorded by Trail Masters, collated, and many trail crew members recognized with patches (and t-shirts at one level) according to how many hours they had accumulated; 46, 146, 346, 546, 746, 1046. In subsequent years, those who were on staff at the Outdoor Leadership (now Skills) Workshop, Trailhead Stewards, Herd Path Adopters, Adopt-A-Highway volunteers, and the current Correspondents were added, with set hours assigned for participation in those projects.
The Founders Award was established prior to 2006 as another way in which, historically, other volunteers had been acknowledged. These other volunteer contributions included those serving as Directors, Committee Chairs, Correspondents (particularly in the transition from Grace herself) and other elected and appointed positions. 94 individuals were recognized with this award from 2006 to 2018 inclusive. These volunteers had never been asked to track the hours they spent/accumulated in conducting that work. They readily agreed to assist the organization with no expectation of earning any hours.
In 2021 the Recognition Committee asked the Board of Directors (BOD) to approve a new procedure that would recognize volunteer hours from that date forward (It was carried, as per the Sept 26 minutes). While contributions of elected and appointed volunteers were greatly appreciated, the hours spent in those voluntary elected and appointed positions were not “grandfathered in” as they had never been asked to track hours and they were recognized in other ways; that is, the Founders Award.
It would be a Herculean task to go back to the beginning of the organization and try to reconstruct the significant contributions of those individuals, but every effort will be made going forward to utilize the approved policy should individuals volunteer for one of our existing programs.
The new policy, adopted by the board in 2021, continues the historical one, in that elected and appointed individuals serve with no expectation of receiving hours for their time. Their time is greatly appreciated but voluntarily given to the organization. Other participants in the approved 46er volunteer programs of OSW, AAH, TSP, Trail Crew, and Correspondents are awarded volunteer time according to the newly adopted policy.
The same committee, amalgamated with members of the Founder’s Award committee, has recommended that the Founder’s Award be replaced with a more comprehensive award, namely, The President’s Award. This award would continue the spirit of the Founder’s Award in that it would be a way to acknowledge and thank those who have served in a variety of capacities, such as elected or appointed positions. It would have an updated approach that allows for nominations of people in all volunteer roles, from members, followed by a committee-based selection process.
This award has received approval from the BOD. The process of nomination/deliberation/announcement of recipients will begin in the fall of 2023, with the first recipients at the spring meeting 2024.
If you wish to nominate someone, please contact 46erpresaward@gmail.com, and you will be sent the necessary details. Remember the deadline this time only is 31 January 2024.
Adirondack 46ers Trail Crew Sign-Up 2023 (google.com)
One of the necessities of doing business or volunteering in New York State is the requirement to have sexual harassment policies and training in place. Use the link in the Form to access the training. Hit the “Take the Online Training” link on the left-hand side of the screen to begin the training and make sure to send the certificate of completion back to: shtraining46@gmail.com and CC in adk46ertrailwork@gmail.com
You will receive an hour of training credit for doing this (though it generally takes less than 45 minutes).
Again and most importantly, THANK YOU once again for so generously giving of your time to do the work of the 46ers. You are the backbone of this organization, the heart and soul of this mighty group of hikers! The time you give back to the mountains is truly appreciated.
The base forms that need to be filled out are also attached to this email.
Thank you!
— The Adirondack Trail Masters: Mark Simpson, Doug Varney, Mary Lamb, Curt Snyder and Brian Hoody
Dates | Worksite | Meet Time and Location | Project | Camping Dates | Campground | Campsite Numbers | Campsite Info |
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May 13 | Elk Lake | 7:15 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00AM at Elk Lake trailhead | Blow down sweep | no camping | provided | ||
May 14 | Marcy Brook L2 Move | 7:30 AM HPIC Parking Lot. *Special Parking* | Prepare New Site | no camping | provided | ||
May 27-28 | Dix-Round Pond, Giant North | May 27 7:30 AM at Giant North, May 28 7:30 AM – at Round Pond | Blow down sweep | May 26-27 | Sharp Bridge | Sites 33, 34, 35 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html |
June 10 | Whiteface | 7:30 AM at trailhead | Blow down sweep | no camping | provided | ||
June 24-25 | Calamity Brook Trail | 7:15 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Upper Works trailhead | Trail Hardening | June 23-24 | Lake Harris | Sites 6, 7, 10 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/112046.html |
July 1 | Cascade Porter New Trail | 7:30 AM Van Hovenburg Parking Lot | Work with Tate Connor. OJT education on new trail hardening methods | no camping | provided | ||
July 15-16 | Women Only Weekend Jones Hill New Trail | 7:00 AM at 2144 US Route 9 Parking Lot for car pooling / 7:15 AM at Dirgylot trailhead | Jones Hill New Trail | July 14-15 | Eagle Point | Sites 23, 25, 27, 29 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24463.html |
July 29-30 | Marcy Brook L2 Move | 7:30 AM HPIC Parking Lot. *Special Parking* | Disassemble L2. Move L2 to New Site | July 28-29 | Private Campground TBA | ||
Aug 12-13 | Trail Crew Weekend Calamity Brook Trail | 7:15 AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Upper Works trailhead | Trail Hardening / New Bridge | Aug 11-12 | Lake Harris | Sites 15, 17, 18, 21, 22 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/112046.html |
Aug 25-26 | Marcy Brook L2 Move | 7:30 AM HPIC Parking Lot. *Special Parking* | Finish Move. Assemble L2 | Aug 24-25 | Private Campground TBA | ||
Sep 9-10 | Calamity Brook Trail | 7:15 AM AM at Frontier Town for car pooling / 8:00 AM at Upper Works trailhead | Trail Hardending | Sep 8-9 | Lake Harris | Sites 1, 2, 3 | https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/112046.html |
We have wrapped up our 2023 Trail Crew season and want to send along a huge THANK YOU to the 101 different individual volunteers who came out for our 20 different work days! That worked out to just over 2300 volunteer hours of caring for trails and lean-tos in the Adirondacks!
Remember that regardless of your size, strength, age or ability, there is always something you can do on the trail crew. At the end of each day, we want every volunteer to know that they did something useful and contributed to the improvement of the Adirondack trails and lean-tos.
Come join the crew in 2024!
Your Trailmasters; Brian Hoody, Doug Varney, Curt Snyder, Mary Lamb, Michelle McCall, Victoria Challingsworth, and Mark Simpson.
Additionally, we wish to thank our partners at Frontier Town Gateway who provide us with storage for our tools and parking for our crew!
The Adirondack 46ers organization is unique in many aspects. Chief among those ways is that it is, and always has been, run entirely by volunteers. In fact, it could be said that without the commitment and effort by these hundreds, if not thousands, of people over a 75-year history, the organization would not likely exist.
Historically, the 46ers had gathered information and recognized the contributions of the Trail Crew in terms of hours. Those hours were recognized with patches according to how many hours they had accumulated; i.e., 46, 146, 346, 546, 746, and 1046. Other volunteer contributions such as those serving as Directors, Committee Chairs, and other elected and appointed positions had never been asked to track the hours they spent/accumulated in conducting that work. Those elected and appointed volunteers readily agreed to assist the organization with no expectation of earning any hours or other accolades. The Founders Award was established as a way in which historically these persons had been acknowledged.
As volunteer projects expanded, with the addition of the Outdoor Skills Workshop, Trailhead Stewards, Adopt-A-Highway, Herd Path Maintenance, and Correspondents, the eligibility for volunteer service hours (VSH) expanded. However, the Founders’ Award was not given appropriate timely attention and updating.
This need led to the melding of the Recognition Committee (who had developed the current Volunteer Service Hours protocols) with the Founders’ Award Committee. This joint group undertook the task to reform the criteria for the Founders’ Award, or develop something new.
The new committee has developed an entirely new award, The President’s Award, with its own criteria. It will replace the Founders’ Award. The first recipients will be honored at the spring meeting in May 2024.
In brief, recipients of the award will have demonstrated significant, exemplary service to the Adirondack 46ers and its client community for a lengthy time, typically in more than one area of service. The following criteria should be met (and considered a minimum for being nominated):
Additionally, nominees may also illustrate broader support of their communities in other volunteer roles (e.g., but not limited to, leadership in a local hiking or conservation group: this is illustrative only).
If you wish to nominate someone, please contact 46erpresaward@gmail.com, and you will be sent the necessary details. Remember the deadline this time only is 31 January 2024.
A physical plaque with the official emblem of the 46ers; affixed below the emblem is a personalized engraving with the recipient’s name, date presented, and a few words about their contributions.
Sample image below: (Wording is illustrative only; subject to change)
The emblem should be cast metal, similar to the ones used on the belt buckles that were sold at one time.
We recommend that the wood used be “local”, with each slab being unique in some way.
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