Glacier National Park Wilderness Specialist Kyle Johnson recently received the National Park Service Intermountain Region Wilderness Champion Award. Of the local news organizations, the Hungry Horse News has the best coverage of this story . . .
When Kyle Johnson wasn’t playing sports at Columbia Falls High School, he was out in the woods hunting and fishing with his friends and family.
That passion for the woods – and its preservation – was recently recognized as he received the National Park Service Intermountain Region Wilderness Champion Award.
Johnson is Glacier National Park’s wilderness specialist. He developed and instructs the Park’s interagency wilderness training for backcountry rangers and volunteers and worked with the University of Montana to create the successful wilderness ranger internship position at the Park.
In addition, he oversees the Park’s backcountry permit program and is a leader in teaching Leave-No-Trace principles and practices. He also assists in search-and-rescue missions and other Park ranger duties.
Further reading: the official Glacier Park press release.