NEWS FROM

GRAND MESA, UNCOMPAHGRE &

GUNNISON NATIONAL FORESTS

DATE: October 28, 2003

CONTACT: Steve Marquardt

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Two West Slope residents have won a national award for “outstanding effort in accomplishing the USDA Forest Service mission.”

Floyd Reed and Dave Bradford, both of the GMUG National Forest, received in Denver the John R. McGuire Award for their “extraordinary

 accomplishments” resulting in improved range, forest and watershed conditions.”

Both employees serve as “range conservationists.” In the past year, they launched a far-reaching educational program on sound range management for diverse interest groups. Reed is assigned to the Delta office, Bradford to the Paonia office.

“Floyd and Dave deserve this recognition because they have made outstanding contributions to the range program here and throughout the Western United States,” said Forest Supervisor Bob Storch.

The award was presented to the employees Oct.22 by Chief of the Forest Service Dale Bosworth and Rocky Mountain Regional Forester Rick Cables. Retiree Chuck Hendricks represented the National Association of Forest Service Retirees for the presentation.

The award is sponsored by the National Association of Forest Service Retirees, an organization dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and principles of natural resource conservation, and is presented to deserving employees as they are identified by the Association. John R. McGuire was the 10^th Chief of the Forest Service, serving from 1972 to 1979.

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