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TWRA recognizes staff and officers with diversity, fisheries and law‑enforcement awards
Summary
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission on Feb. 21 recognized TWRA staff and officers with awards for biodiversity, fisheries and law‑enforcement work, including Chris Ogle (biodiversity biologist of the year) and Sergeant Dustin Burke (Wildlife Officer of the Year 2024).
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission used its Feb. 21 public meeting to present several employee and lifetime‑achievement awards from TWRA divisions.
Biodiversity recognition: Josh Campbell, representing the biodiversity division, presented Chris Ogle as the agency’s biodiversity Biologist of the Year. Campbell said Ogle’s work spans bog turtles, bats, salamanders, birds and snakes and praised his survey methods, collaboration with other agencies and outreach, including university teaching and hunter‑education instruction.
Wildlife officer recognition:…
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