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Bob Duncan, Clarence Watson Award
Retired VDWR Executive Director receives highest honor from regional wildlife agencies
Robert W. “Bob” Duncan named 2021 C. W. Watson Award winner
Roanoke
Virginia

The Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) conferred the C. W. Watson Award upon Bob Duncan during their 75th annual meeting, held Oct. 17-20 in Roanoke, Virginia. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Association and presented in conjunction with the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society and the Southeastern Section of The Wildlife Society.

Duncan retired in 2019 after 41 years with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, formerly Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the last 11 of which he led the agency as...

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Virginia and South Carolina wildlife agencies recognized for diversity and inclusion efforts
Roanoke
Virginia

The Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) recognized the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR) for its workforce diversity and inclusion efforts and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) for its outreach and education diversity and inclusion efforts during SEAFWA's 75th annual meeting, held in Roanoke Oct. 17-20.

The SEAFWA Minorities in Natural Resources Conservation (MINRC)...

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75th Annual Conference
Roanoke, Virginia
Sunday, October 17 - Wednesday, October 20, 2021

The Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is a forum for the exchange of ideas and critical information regarding the management and protection of fish and wildlife resources primarily in the southeast. The conference attracts over 500 representatives from state and federal agencies, citizens' organizations, universities, and private wildlife research groups, fisheries and wildlife scientists, agency enforcement personnel, and other natural resource-related organizations.

 

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