Archive for January 25th, 2010

NRA Law Enforcement Division 50th Anniversary Revolver

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors, Law Enforcement | No Comments »

The NRA's Law Enforcement Division celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. To commemorate the occasion, special items will be issued and sold throughout the year, such as a badge, challenge coin and pin. New to this list is a unique Model 10 Smith & Wesson service revolver. Although the NRA's involvement with law enforcement dates back to the 1920's, the division, as we know it today, was formed as a department in 1960 and has grown into its own division. Since 1960, the law enforcement division has trained well over 50,000 law enforcement instructors and has thousands of police competitors. Read more..

DNR, NWTF Mentored Youth Turkey Applications Due Monday, Feb. 15

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Turkey Hunting News | No Comments »

First-time youth turkey hunters ages 12 to 17 have the chance to go afield this spring and learn from an experienced National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) volunteer. Applications, maps and general information for the wild turkey hunt are available online. Application deadline is midnight on Monday, Feb. 15. Participants will be selected through a random lottery. “Mentored hunts are an excellent opportunity to match a youth and their parent or guardian with an expert to learn a life-long outdoors hunting skill,” said Mike Kurre, mentoring program coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Not only do these hunts provide an opportunity for mentors to pass their turkey hunting knowledge on, it is a great chance for quality time in the outdoors.” Read more..

FWC Ridge Rangers Volunteer 30,000 Hours

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors | No Comments »

It happened amid bitter cold Jan. 9. Volunteers for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Ridge Rangers program logged their 30,000th hour of service helping preserve the endangered ecosystem of the Lake Wales Ridge – the spine of central Florida. Because of the teamwork, Jim Reed, Ridge Rangers volunteer coordinator, could only approximate when the 30,000th-man-hour goal was reached. “It was in the morning, around the time two volunteers dragged a truck bed out of bear habitat and another one took a GPS reading of a gopher tortoise burrow,” Reed said. The 29 volunteers worked on several habitat-enhancement activities throughout the morning on the Flamingo Villas tract of Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge. Read more..

DNR Provides $100,000 Grant to Remove Sunken Barges

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Environmental News | No Comments »

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded Salisbury a $100,000 state Waterway Improvement Fund Grant to remove sunken barges and debris from the Wicomico River in Salisbury in an effort to help clean up the waterway and remove submerged obstacles to local boaters. “Salisbury welcomes this generous grant from the State of Maryland in removing abandoned barges from the North Prong of the Wicomico River,” said Mayor James Ireton, Jr. “These barges pose threats to navigation on the river as well as potential sources of pollution in the river. Having dedicated our community to the health of this waterway, which will contribute to the health of the Chesapeake Bay, we stand ready to work with Governor Martin O’Malley, DNR and the Department of the Environment in this important undertaking.” Read more..

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