Snake River recreation warden receives recognition &#8211; Craig Press

News News | Mar 11, 2024
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Baggs Senior Sport Warden Kim Olson has been honored because the 2023 Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the 12 months for Wyoming.
The Shikar-Safari Membership Worldwide is a conservation-based group that awards deserving wildlife legislation enforcement officers in all states, provinces and territories within the U.S. and Canada. The annual award honors an officer whose efforts present excellent efficiency and achievement amongst commissioned conservation legislation enforcement personnel.
Wyoming Sport and Fish Division Chief Sport Warden Rick King lauded Olson’s dedication in a launch asserting the glory, sharing that “Olson is a devoted and distinctive wildlife officer. Her robust work ethic evokes these she mentors and resonates with the group she serves.”
Olson beforehand spent over eight years with Utah’s Sport and Fish Division. And with nearly 20 years of expertise with Wyoming’s Sport and Fish Division, Olson now oversees one of many largest districts within the state, protecting practically 3,000 sq. miles.
Her patrol space extends from the continental divide west to the Bitter Creek and Cow Creek-Powder Wash roads south of Interstate 80 to Colorado, encompassing cities equivalent to Wamsutter, Savery, Dixon and Baggs. Olson’s district stands out as one of many busiest hunt areas for deer and elk in Wyoming.
Olson’s dedication goes past conventional legislation enforcement, as she invests appreciable effort and time in coordinating with landowners and the Wyoming Division of Transportation to facilitate the motion of huge recreation throughout highways utilizing right-of-way fences.
Past her legislation enforcement duties, she dedicates time towards educating hunter security and instilling conservation ethics in Wyoming college students via college applications.
Sport and Fish officers additionally praised Oslon as an “invaluable asset”, given her “extraordinary skill to make goal choices, consideration to element and growth of artistic options to tough circumstances.”
Olsen stated she was “very stunned and honored to be chosen” to obtain the popularity, noting that “there are lots of good recreation wardens in Wyoming.”
“I’ve at all times tried to do what’s finest for wildlife and to be their voice. I believe it’s simply that straightforward,” she added.
Olsen acknowledged many memorable —and shocking — moments over the course of her profession, which she stated is usually aided by the irregular nature of her work. She famous that day-after-day is completely different and shared a narrative about one notably memorable second when “a bear answered the door” of a cabin she was referred to as to.
Via her steady advocacy for wildlife, Olson has served a mentor and inspiration to youthful wardens.
King referred to as Olsen “a superb position mannequin to new recreation wardens and her local people,” and applauded her “pure skill to foster a conservation ethic and encourage these round her to pursue a profession in wildlife administration and conservation.”
The Shikar-Safari Membership Worldwide will acknowledge and current Olson together with her award on March 12 on the Sport and Fish Fee’s assembly in Pinedale, Wyoming.
Olson additionally earned a visit to the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Associations’ annual conference, which can be held this summer season in Penticton, British Columbia.

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