Professionals in these jobs can easily be required, if not already, to make a daily entry to an official log recording observation that may or may not be climate related. They are great people and very, very smart folks.
Laws and rules have to be in place to enforce, which is reliant upon a legislature and governor that cares about what is important. Climate can be as violent as the next tornado in New Jersey or as gradual as a drying area of trees or grass. The climate aspect of conservation should be somewhat second nature to the profession, but, may require fine tuning with additional educational events to existing officers. Once such an event is held, the immediate recognition of the problem will result in the classroom coming alive with information. They really are delightful folks with a lot to say if asked.
March 19, 2021
By Katie Gervas
MICHIGAN (WLUC) - Wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, caregiver and friend. (click here) The women who serve in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division are recognized by more than one of these terms, in addition to “officer.”
In 1897, Huldah Neal became the first state game warden, paving the career path forward for women. Neal, from Grand Traverse County, was the first female conservation officer in the United States, according to media reports.
Today, there are 21 women who serve at all ranks of the DNR Law Enforcement Division. Like their male counterparts, they have sworn under oath to protect the state’s natural resources, environment and the health and safety of the public through effective law enforcement and education....
When I go walking I always notice the scene around me. Day after day there may be different characteristics along the walk. Those minor changes can be a clue that climate is becoming unforgiving as it became in Hawaii.
For as long as I can remember I have always blogged that local authority and local economies are the strongest and most effective ways of people power. This is no different.
There is rarely a town that doesn't have a local authority on the biotic content of the area. They won't be the most popular people because they will stand up to defend wildlife over the interests of petroleum companies. However, in circumstances like this minor changes in the biotic content of the area would have been invaluable to report and RECORD.
Sometimes the folks most reliable about nature will be avid gardeners or they might have the most beautiful flower beds of native plants. They might be the leadership of conservation specialists in clubs like Sierra or other local clubs.
Drought that leads to deadly wildfires can be over a decade or more of time in the making, but, in the case of Hawaii there was a change in the climate beginning last year when a drought was found to occur in November, 2022 (click here). This devastation occurred in less than a year. It is completely out of character for drought.
The best way to realize the climate has had devastating effects on the land is observation. Local folks will clamor to defend the land if there is any indication that development or changes to the land by human beings intent on building stuff or cutting down forests will occur. Those local people know the land and know what DISRUPTION will do in the way of harming the natural world.
The bottom line is that society at a local level MUST listen to the concern. Those that love the natural world, know what they are looking at. They are bird watchers that know if trees are cut down their favorite sites and sounds will disappear besides the beauty of the trees.
People have to pay attention. When their lawns dry out they water them to bring back the beauty, but, it needs to go beyond watering cans or sprinklers. When there are dry lawns and struggling bushes and trees, one has to ask why.
At one time in the USA there were bountiful numbers of agricultural agents at the county level. There were also conservation officers. Somehow, state and federal governments found it better to cut the budget and say they have cut taxes than realize the intense value of these professionals ESPECIALLY when Earth is experiencing a deadly climate crisis. Here again, money is more powerful than people. It shows. YES, THAT IS A JUDGEMENT OF OUR SOCIETY!
