George Resseguie retired to Summit County in 2004, and joined the Board of Directors of FENW in 2005; He served as both secretary and treasurer for 12 years, becoming involved in many projects not requiring ‘boots on the ground”. He was an enthusiastic volunteer, a driving force to keep members of the FENW BOD motivated and on-track; he organized the monthly BOD meetings, and frequently contributed to the FENW semi-annual newsletter. He initiated and facilitated the Trail-counter project, to begin monitoring visitor usage.
George worked with Ken Waugh, Forest Service Recreation Staff officer to pursue grants to fund purchase of shared tools for trail maintenance projects; about 5 years later, a second shed was acquired with a grant from the Summit foundation. George maintained numerous boxes of FENW records, which records have now been digitized, so that old minutes and newsletters can be found on the ESWA website. Without George’s long-term efforts and dedication, FENW would not be where it is today as ESWA. His efforts demonstrate that wilderness volunteers can make a major contribution without being ‘physically’ involved in protecting Wilderness.
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