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Volunteer of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

We are pleased to announce that Ron Blackwelder is the 2020 recipient of the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of Trout Unlimited annual Volunteer of the Year award! 

Ron is a long-time, dedicated and valued member of TU and the Northwest Arkansas Chapter 514, and currently serves as Chapter Secretary/Treasurer. Over the years, he has demonstrated his commitment to volunteerism and the mission of our chapter.

The Volunteer of the Year Award is earned by an individual, family, group or business that has demonstrated outstanding dedication, volunteerism and stewardship of the cold-water streams in Arkansas by promoting the National TU mission to Conserve, Protect, Reconnect and Restore cold-water fisheries and their watersheds.