2023 Recognizing Tim Johnstone as one of CRWC’s Volunteers of the Year

The Jerry Carvey Volunteer of the Year Award was created in 1998 in honor of Jerry Carvey, a long-time CRWC Board Member, who has donated countless hours to the council as a volunteer financial manager. He helped CRWC establish its 501(c)3 designation. Each year, CRWC recognizes at least one volunteer for their effort to enhance the watershed through acts of volunteerism.  

This year, we are honored to recognize Tim Johnstone for his unwavering commitment to the Clinton River watershed. For several years, Tim has volunteered with CRWC, most often in Weekly Clean. He is almost always the first volunteer to go out and one of the last to return, except when he comes back to get another garbage bag because his is filled already. Tim never backs down from a challenge and will use any tool he can to get the job done. He once found a large rope that had been buried, so he came back to grab a knife so he could cut as much of it out of the ground as possible, then returned 20 minutes later with a 10-foot stretch of rope that was 2 inches in diameter.  

In 2023 alone, Tim attended 19 cleanups and collected more than 340 lbs of trash and debris at local parks, preventing it from entering lakes, rivers, and streams in the Clinton River watershed. Thank you, Tim, for your time, talent, bright attitude, and diligence.