• DNR and MDA Honor Their Employees in the Guard and Reserve
Mitch Irwin, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rebecca A. Humphries, Director of the Department of Natural Resources, Signed a statement of support for our Employees in the Guard and Reserve, at a joint meeting of the Natural Resources Commission and the Michigan Agriculture Commission, April 12, 2007.

• Mastenbrook, Named the 2007 Michigan Wildlife Biologist of the Year
Brian Mastenbrook, has been named the 2007 Michigan Wildlife Biologist of the Year by Safari Club International--Michigan Involvement Committee.

• The Partners in Conservation award gives our department a chance to honor a group or individual who has gone above and beyond to help the DNR protect and conserve our natural resources.