US Forest Service Officer of the Year: Dedicated officer covers 192,000 acres by himself

Posted by on May 9, 2016 @ 9:02 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: May 9, 2016

As the sole law enforcement officer for 192,000 acres of the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest, U.S. Forest Service Officer Wade Keener of McDowell County, NC covers a lot of territory. Now he’s doing it carrying the title U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for the entire nation. “I never thought I would win,” Keener told The...

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