HARTZOG AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE Teen Goes National for Parkway Work "She's helped me more than I've helped her," says the plant ecologist who has supervised Virginia Ward's work along the Blue Ridge Parkway since she was 12. ABOVE: Virginia Ward: "I spend my summer working long days without pay, going on big hikes and carrying around ropes." And she loves it all. RIGHT: Then-Parkway Superintentent J.D. Lee (left) and plant ecologist Dr. Chris Ulrey flank Virginia Ward on the occasion of her award. 28 BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COMhttp://www.BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM