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CLEAR Temp: 90 °F Wind: NW at 10 mph Friday, August 29, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine Joy Magazine Tempo A & E RogueValleyAutoFinder RogueValleyHomeFinder Real Estate Showcase Wellness Connection Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Employment Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend July 27, 2003 Association honored with Howland Award JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Woodlands Association was presented with the James C. Howland Award for Urban Enrichment Friday by Howland himself. Jim Howland, of Corvallis, presented a plaque to the association at Old City Hall in honor of its nationally recognized trail system. Jacksonville was chosen over 47 other cities with populations under 50,000 for the award, which began in 1989. The award is under the auspices of CH2M Hill, a Corvallis engineering firm Howland helped found in 1946. "We wanted to do something that recognized good things cities do and we wanted to do something that the cities can learn from each other," Howland said. Advertisement A $500 check accompanies the award, which the Woodlands Association donated to the Food & Friends senior meals program in Jacksonville. Howland said his father lived in Jacksonville in the 1890s. "I remember him telling me about how you could tell the time of day in the morning, when Mr. Beekman walked down the street to the bank," Howland said. The Jacksonville Woodlands Association has built seven miles of trails in the woods above town, including Rich Gulch Interpretive Trail — 2.5 miles explaining the area’s gold mining history; Sarah Zigler Interpretive Trail — one mile along Jackson Creek; and Beekman Canyon Loop Trail, featuring the Beekman Native Plant Arboretum on Laurelwood. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Rogue Valley Auto Finder Rogue Valley Job Finder --> Rogue Valley Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times