new DNR Commisioner-the first DNR commisioner

[laker1]

with a degree in natural resources or has been in the natural resource field- since the good old days about 30 years ago when we had Joe Alexander for commissioner(you old timers should remember him) He understood the public and at the same time he understood the biological world and DNR employee moral was good> Good luck to him and I hope we all get involved in our natural resource protection for hunting and fishing etc.. I think we all been a little lazy lately. Always politics involved,but this is the least I have seen since the Joe Alexander days.

[AaronM]

What exactly are you talking about? Clarity would help getting your point across.

[Mike Walerak]

I work in closes assoitiation with the DNR and both agree and disagree with your statement. I have never met a group of people that are more passionate about there carreers than the DNR folks. These people eat sleep and breethe nat. resources. The moral issue comes from above. These folks are constantly being put through the ringer as there programs are being slashed left and right causing them to do more with less. That would wear on anyone.

I agree totally that is a major disconnection from the politics that run the system to actual resouces management. The only connection are the leasions from the agency's to the legislature. It will be the commisioners job to ensure a good translation job is done so the decisions will help the environment. I for one support the DNR and commend there work. Though I don't always agree with things they are doing I understand that the deisions are not always their's.

mw

[harvey lee]

One as always can only hope for the best.

[laker1]

I agree with the above statement the people in the DNR are there because they care.The employees of the DNR are the best in dedication,my point is I hope they get somebody as commissioner that puts the resource and the people he supervises first so they can do a good job. Too many times the position is to political and the resouces suffer.

[Rodbldr4fun]

Rod Sando has a PhD in Forestry. He wasn't well liked by the politicians because he stood firm on biological and scientific grounds.