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Ray Smith Conservation Award

Ray Smith Conservation Award

We are pleased to announce that Tim Burnley, Stream Habitat Programs Coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, as the 2020 recipient of TU Chapter 514’s annual Ray Smith Conservation Award!

Tim and his dedicated team are long-time, valued partners of Trout Unlimited. Under Tim’s guidance, his team has worked for many years on the planning, permitting and execution of the streamside restoration and stabilization projects on the Beaver Dam tailwater on the White River.

The Ray Smith Conservation Award is earned by someone who 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.