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Maine forest ranger receives nation’s highest award for wildfire prevention
At Tuesday s Silver Smokey Bear Award event, Gov. Mills also proclaimed April 18-24 as Wildfire Awareness Week in Maine Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:47 PM EDT April 13, 2021 Updated: 7:48 PM EDT April 13, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine At a Blaine House Ceremony Tuesday, Maine Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner Amanda Beal presented Maine Forest Service Ranger Specialist Kent Nelson with the Silver Smokey Bear Award, the highest national honor one can receive for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire prevention.
Nelson is one of two people to earn this national recognition in 2021, according to the DACF. This is the first time since the 1990s that a Mainer has won the award.