{"id":3881,"date":"2024-09-21T12:38:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T17:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2024-09-21T12:38:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T17:38:51","slug":"mike-neal-is-the-2021-dnr-warden-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/mike-neal-is-the-2021-dnr-warden-of-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Neal is the 2021 DNR Warden of Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haskell Noyes Eficiency Award<\/h4>\n

An article from WWA\u2019s\u00a0Words From The Wardens.<\/a><\/h5>\n

This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s October, 2022 eNewsletter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Warden<\/a>Passionate. Caring. Compelling. The go-to guy for any crisis on the water or teaching in the classroom. Always responds, any time of day and even from vacations. Phenomenal, dynamic and quite candid.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just what partners outside<\/em> the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say about DNR Marine Warden Patrick \u201cMike\u201d Neal<\/strong>, the 2021 recipient of the Haskell Noyes Efficiency Award<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Warden Mike is always ready to share his investigative techniques and safety expertise with warden teams, community groups and partner agencies, including the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, where he serves as a master instructor and a co-author of their national investigation manual. Warden Mike\u2019s honor reflects his three-pronged service program built upon enforcement, education and community involvement.<\/p>\n

His Door County service territory is the beneficiary of his strong dedication to patrol in all areas, including fishing, wildlife, recreation vehicle and property cases. Warden Mike had 126 calls for service in 2021. Those calls were in 54 categories, and only one had to be closed by dispatch.<\/p>\n

\"WWA<\/a>\u201cMike\u2019s work ethic and reliability are second to none and have been unwavering during his career,\u201d Capt. Ben Treml<\/strong> wrote in his nomination of Warden Mike.<\/p>\n

Warden Mike is heavily involved in education, including attending or conducting safety classes, as there are few safety instructors in his area. During patrol, Warden Mike uses education to gain voluntary compliance. When it comes to community involvement, Warden Mike leads here, too. He attends public relations events such as Chop and Shop with a Cop<\/em>, conservation meetings, school talks, banquets, local enforcement and municipal meetings, fishing clinics, ride-alongs and youth events.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn short, Mike has his finger on the pulse of Door County and knows where to focus,\u201d said Capt. Treml, adding that Warden Mike is the previous Boating Officer of the Year<\/em><\/strong> and recipient of many life-saving awards in his 27-year career. Warden Mike also was selected as the 2021 1st Assembly District First Responder of the Year<\/em><\/strong> for his commitment to citizens and his diverse and selfless response to calls for service.<\/p>\n

Warden Mike also works cooperatively with the State Archeological Society to protect and preserve underwater habitat involving shipwrecks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese shipwrecks attract a lot of divers, and Mike has prosecuted numerous cases involving theft and destruction of these vulnerable areas,\u201d said Capt. Treml, adding that Warden Mike\u2019s investigations have included illegal dumping.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>Internationally known as an expert in boat incident investigation and reconstruction, Warden Mike was specifically requested by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Cayman Island Police to assist and investigate a double-fatal boat incident. Warden Mike also played a significant role in a high-profile fatal boat crash on Lake Winnebago that was the recipient of a Hettrick Investigative Award.<\/em><\/p>\n

In late August, Warden Mike received the prestigious gold pocket watch with this inscription: Conservation Warden Efficiency Award for Faithful and Able Service.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Haskell Noyes Eficiency Award An article from WWA\u2019s\u00a0Words From The Wardens. This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s October, 2022 eNewsletter.\u00a0 Passionate. Caring. Compelling. The go-to guy for any crisis on the water or teaching in the classroom. Always responds, any time of day and even from vacations. Phenomenal, dynamic and quite candid. And…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-words-from-the-wardens"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3885,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions\/3885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}