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Doug Bos with
Rock SWCD/Land Management Recognized as "Recovery Champion" by
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
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Left: Doug
Bos, Assistant Director of the Rock County SWCD/Land Management
Office. Bos is a graduate of the
MASWCD Leadership Institute. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service photo. |
Douglas Bos is one of sixteen award
recipients across the nation being recognized by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service as a 2007 “Recovery Champion.”
Recovery Champions are U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
employees and partners who are making significant
contributions to the recovery of native endangered or
threatened species.
Bos is being recognized for his
contributions to the recovery of the
Topeka
shiner in the Rock River Watershed. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service web site states the following about Bos:
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Above:
Topeka shiner. U.S. Fish
and
Wildlife Service photo. |
“His efforts have been instrumental in
bringing county feedlots into compliance with the
State’s feedlot rules, achieving reduced levels of runoff
that are positively affecting the water quality and
habitat of this endangered native fish. Bos’ leadership has brought together government
agencies and private enterprises to leverage each partner’s
efforts to achieve greater protection for the
Topeka shiner and other aquatic species. It is in large part
through his ability to attain this level of cooperation
among all stakeholders that the Topeka shiner is coming back
from the brink of extinction.”
Bos will receive his award from U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Region 3 Director Robyn Thorson at an April 22nd
meeting in Luverne, MN. Region 3 is headquartered in St. Paul,
MN and includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.
For more information about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Recovery Champions please visit the following link:
www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/champions/index.html.
Congratulations Doug! |