Awards
2008 Scenic Beauty Award
On October 3, 2008, Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin (www.scenicwisconsin.org) presented the
Green Circle Trail with its 2008 Scenic Beauty Award. The
award recognizes the valuable contributions of government agencies,
communities, businesses, institutions, associations, and individuals
to preserve and protect our Scenic Wisconsin.
The Green Circle was nominated based on its impact to the
attractiveness of the state, its potential to be used as a model by
others, its uniqueness and originality, and its support by a
diversity of citizens, organizations, and agencies.
View additional pictures of the award ceremony on the Schmeeckle Reserve
website:
http://www.uwsp.edu/schmeeckle/gallery/Green_Circle/.
2003 Great Lakes Region Partnership Award
On July 26, 2003, the Green Circle committee was awarded with the
Great Lakes Region Partnership Award from the National Recreation
and Park Association (www.nrpa.org).
This award is presented to an organization that has developed a
successful partnership to create a project that benefits the
community, region, or state and increases awareness of the
importance of parks, recreation, and leisure services in quality of
life.
1993 Land and Water Conservation Fund Partnership Award
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest
Region awarded the Green Circle committee its Land and Water
Conservation Fund Partnership Award in 1993 (
www.nps.gov/lwcf).
This was in recognition of the group's efforts to create the Green
Circle Trail, which is an outstanding example of the partnership of
the public and private sectors to provide high-quality outdoor
recreation opportunities for the public in Wisconsin.