Outdoors in Maine: Commissioner Judy Camuso connecting at a national level

Judy Camuso, Commissioner for the Maine Division of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, is definitely making a reputation for herself past the bridge in Kittery.

U.S. Secretary of the Inside Deb Haaland not too long ago introduced that Camuso was appointed to the North American Wetlands Conservation Council, the primary individual from Maine to ever serve on the worldwide council.

V. Paul Reynolds, Outdoor Columnist

The North American Wetlands Conservation Council protects, restores and enhances wetland habitat for birds and different species. Since 1989, the council has supplied over $2 billion in grants for over 3,000 initiatives in america, Canada and Mexico. The grants have attracted over $4.1 billion in matching funds, defending or enhancing over 31-million acres of wetlands and related uplands.

Good for Commissioner Camuso!

Camuso’s appointment to the council comes quickly after being named vice chair of the Affiliation of Fish and Wildlife Businesses. She additionally serves as chair of AFWA’s North American Fowl Conservation Initiative, vice chair of the Nationwide Conservation Management Institute, and is vice chairman of the North East Affiliation of Fish and Wildlife businesses.

These nationwide management positions can put Camuso on a private vocational path to greater issues. It additionally nurtures networking alternatives that may ship advantages for Maine.

For instance, the council Camuso has served on over the previous 5 years has awarded Maine $15,499,725 in funds from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, which was matched by $59,074,347. Since 2018, this program has protected 137,123 acres in Maine, together with giant parcels of land alongside the Kennebec and Narraguagus rivers, and vital coastal wetlands in central and Downeast Maine.

The outside neighborhood has cause to be happy that our Fisheries and Wildlife chief is deemed worthy by her skilled contemporaries on the nationwide degree. She is getting nationwide publicity, not just for herself, however for the state she represents.

Might she discover the knowledge and the nice sense to strike a stability between her extra-curricular commitments and her vital job right here at house.

V. Paul Reynolds is editor of the Northwoods Sporting Journal, an creator, a Maine information and host of a weekly radio program, “Maine Outdoor,” heard at 7 p.m. Sundays on The Voice of Maine Information-Discuss Community. Contact him at [email protected]