Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, a volunteer group dedicated to trail maintenance and education efforts, was recognized with an award last month for its trail renovation work.
The organization was honored with the “Trail of the Year” award from the Public Lands Alliance at the nonprofit’s conference in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 23. The group received the award for its partnership with the National Park Service to renovate the George Washington Memorial Parkway’s trail surface and rest areas from 2024 to 2025.
According to the volunteer group, its members helped remove 1,000 trail bumps, fix 161 potholes, replace five outdated bike racks, install bike racks at three new locations, clean and lever pavers at three rest areas and install six new freeze-resistant water fountains with bottle fillers…