Minnesota DNR officer honored by NWTF

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Minnesota DNR officer honored by NWTF


The Minnesota chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) has named Conservation Officer Bob Mlynar as its Minnesota Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Mlynar is a 14-year employee of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and currently stationed in Aitkin.

“CO Mlynar has been a valuable asset to the state of Minnesota and a role model for others to follow,” said Tom Glines, NWTF regional field supervisor. “The NWTF in Minnesota is proud to have him selected as its 2010 Conservation Officer of the Year.”

CO Bob Mlynar
Glines also thanked Mlynar for his 16-years of volunteer service to the Minnesota chapter of the NWTF.

The award was presented by retired Conservation Officer and Minnesota NWTF State Board Member Dan Book and former Conservation Officer and Minnesota State Representative Tony Cornish during the organization’s annual awards banquet Jan. 16 in Mankato.

By earning the Minnesota Officer of the Year award, Mlynar and other state winners are eligible for the NWTF’s National Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award, which will be presented during the NWTF’s awards banquet on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Nashville, Tenn.