Local Women Conservation Enforcement Officers Recognized

As part of the SEC Softball Tournament last week at Auburn University, eight women conservation enforcement officers from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) were honored during the tournament and with a shopping trip by Academy Sports + Outdoors. The officers honored from Mobile County were Monique Ard and Jessica Spears. ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship was on hand as the officers from the ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Marine Resources and State Lands divisions met at the Auburn store to receive their recognition and tickets to the softball tournament. “For most people, their impression of [ADCNR] is solely their interactions with the conservation enforcement officers out in the field,” Blankenship said. “For most of the state, that’s the only part of the department that they see. The positive face these ladies project and the great job they do in protecting the resources is fabulous for our state.”