Three Rivers Park District Honors 2025 Distinguished Volunteers
April 25, 2025
Volunteers are vital to the efforts of Three Rivers Park District. Last year, Three Rivers had more than 825 ongoing volunteers who donated nearly 38,117 hours to programs and services within the park system.
Volunteers benefit Three Rivers in many ways, including assisting with nature and recreation-based programming, patrolling ski areas and trails, surveying wildlife, assisting with special events and races, habitat restoration, collecting prairie seeds and more.
About the Distinguished Volunteer Service Award
In recognition of these outstanding contributions, Three Rivers recognizes a select group of volunteers each year through the Distinguished Volunteer Service Award program.
“The Distinguished Volunteer Service Award program is a way to acknowledge outstanding representatives of our dedicated park volunteers,” says Rebecca Conser, volunteer coordinator for Three Rivers Park District. “Without our volunteers, we simply would not be able to deliver the number of high-quality programs and services to the public that we do.”
The Distinguished Volunteer Service Award (DVSA) acknowledges outstanding representatives of Three Rivers Park District’s dedicated volunteers. Each year, up to six volunteers are honored with the award. In addition to a Board of Commissioner’s ceremony, DVSA recipients are recognized on plaques at facilities around the Park District.
2025 Distinguished Volunteer Service Award Recipients
This year’s six Distinguished Volunteer Service Award recipients have contributed a combined total of 6,747 hours of volunteer service to the Park District.
The 2025 recipients are (from left to right):
- Tom Anderson (Corcoran)
Project Assistant - Prairie Seed Collection, District Wide; Leader - Seed Collection District Wide; Program Assistant - Events, District Wide
- Laura Feierabend (Maple Grove)
Program Assistant, Eastman Nature Center; Project Assistant, Eastman Nature Center; Project Assistant - Prairie Seed Collection, District Wide
- Dawn Peterson (Golden Valley)
Project Assistant - Prairie Seed Collection, District Wide; Leader - Prairie Seed Collection, District Wide; Natural Resources Monitor - Bluebirds, District Wide; Natural Resources Surveyor, District Wide; Park Patrol, Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, French Regional Park, Mississippi Gateway, District Events, Outdoor Recreation School, Regional Trails; Natural Resources Monitor, Mississippi Gateway, Eastman Nature Center; Program Assistant, Mississippi Gateway, Silverwood, Outdoor Recreation School, District Events; Project Assistant, Richardson Nature Center, Research, Mississippi Gateway, Volunteer Office; Project Assistant - Invasive Species, Richardson Nature Center; Project Specialist, Natural Resources
- Anna Garritano (Minnetrista)
Program Assistant, Gale Woods Farm; Animal Care Assistant, Gale Woods Farm
- Greg Doss (Brooklyn Park)
Park Patrol, Mississippi Gateway, Elm Creek, Silverwood, Regional Trails, Outdoor Recreation School; Program Assistant, Mississippi Gateway, Eastman Nature Center, Silverwood, Outdoor Recreation School; Natural Resources Surveyor, Eastman Nature Center
- Jeff Siewert (Plymouth)
Ski Patrol, Hyland Hills, Elm Creek; Program Instructor, Hyland Hills
Volunteer At Three Rivers Park District
For more information about volunteer opportunities with Three Rivers, visit our Volunteer page or contact the Volunteer Office at 763-559-6706.
