Follow Mighican DNR’s Conservation Officer Academy Through Weekly Blog Updates

By Vanessa Torres

Michigan -(Ammoland.com)- Twenty-four potential new conservation officers, two women and 22 men, reported Sunday in Lansing to attend the Department of Natural Resources’ conservation officer training academy.

The recruits will complete a 22-week training academy that includes 14 weeks of basic police training and eight weeks of more specialized conservation officer training. Following graduation, the probationary conservation officers will then need to complete 18 weeks of field training, working side by side with veteran officers.

“Conservation officers protect Michigan’s natural resources, assist in rural and urban community policing and often serve as first responders in the communities they serve,” said Gary Hagler, chief of the DNR’s Law Enforcement Division.

Follow the challenges and accomplishments of these men and women as they navigate the academy. Subscribe to the weekly conservation officer academy blog, which will also be posted weekly on the Michigan DNR Facebook page.

Here is the first blog entry:

DNR conservation officer training academy: The 22-week challenge

On Sunday night, Jan. 3, Sgt. Jason Wicklund issued a challenge …Read the Rest

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