Matching Awards Program

Community Engagement:
- Public lands days, cleanup days, and similar events
- Field trips for schools or collaborative groups
- Outdoor skills training
- Indigenous ecological practices
- Ceremonies or celebrations related to natural resources
- Trail or site ambassador programs
- Community science projects
- Implementation by community members of natural resource stewardship projects

Stewardship Activities:
- Recreation area cleanup
- Native trees and shrub planting
- Trail maintenance
- Invasive species control
- Forest and watershed restoration
- Hazardous fuels reduction
- Ecological or social monitoring to inform management decisions
- Educating others about sustainable recreation principles

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Long-Term Benefit:
- Underserved Communities
- Equity