For Launch: Friday, October 28, 2022
Yates County ECO Receives “Officer of the Yr” Award from Shikar-Safari Membership Worldwide for Excellent Service
New York State Division of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos immediately introduced that Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) Josh Crain was honored with the Wildlife Officer of the Yr Award from the Shikar-Safari Membership Worldwide.
“From a younger age, ECO Crain dreamed of being an Environmental Conservation Police Officer working to make sure New York’s setting and public are protected,” stated Commissioner Basil Seggos. “ECO Crain’s recognition is properly deserved and DEC applauds his distinctive work upholding New York’s fish and wildlife legal guidelines, serving Finger Lakes communities, and educating fellow legislation enforcement officers, hunters, and future conservationists.”
In preparation of reaching his lifelong dream of turning into an Environmental Conservation Police Officer, Crain attended College of Vermont the place he obtained a Bachelor of Science Diploma in Animal Science with a focus in Wildlife Biology. He began his profession with DEC’s Division of Regulation Enforcement as a part of the sixteenth Fundamental Regulation Enforcement Academy in 2004. After graduating the academy, his first obligation project was in Area 3. Throughout that point, Crain obtained a letter from former Governor David Paterson in recognition of his professionalism throughout the Area 3 Minnewaska Forest Hearth response.
In October 2008, ECO Crain transferred to Area 8. Throughout his time in Wayne County, he investigated a number of massive circumstances starting from fish and wildlife crimes to environmental high quality circumstances. One noteworthy case ECO Crain labored on throughout that point was the Halligan Manufacturing Integrated spill of diesel gasoline into the Erie Canal. ECO Crain tracked the supply for the diesel gasoline again to Halligan Manufacturing. The investigation resulted within the accountable celebration conducting the cleanup and paying a big felony penalty. In November 2012, ECO Crain transferred to Yates County.
ECO Crain is concerned within the native sporting neighborhood, which serves as a catalyst in his effectiveness as an Officer. He’s identified for his work model that promotes schooling first and enforcement when wanted. Crain has particularly been concerned with organizing and taking part in annual occasions that embrace the Yates County Youth Fishing Derby, the Faculty of Holy Childhood Fishing Clinic, the Robert DeRoo Memorial Youth Pheasant/Waterfowl hunts, the Yates County Youth Turkey Hunt, and the Finger Lakes Regional Youth Deer Hunt.
Yearly, ECO Crain co-teaches a number of hunter schooling, bowhunter schooling, and trapper schooling courses. He’s a Division firearms teacher and subject coaching officer. Crain commonly volunteers to co-teach a number of division and academy courses together with freshwater fish identification, hunter/bowhunter schooling, sportsmen schooling new teacher coaching, courtroom preparation, and subject coaching officer college. On account of his exemplary work as an ECO, Josh was promoted to the place of Environmental Conservation Investigator in April 2022.
Shikar-Safari Worldwide Membership was based in 1952 by a global group of hunters inquisitive about exchanging concepts in regards to the sport and selling moral looking of massive recreation animals. Every year, the membership sponsors an award for the Wildlife Conservation Police Officer of the Yr in all 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces, and territories of each US. And Canada, acknowledging the essential function ECOs play in native, nationwide, and worldwide wildlife conservation.
ECO Crain receives 2022 Shikar Safari award (Lt. Christopher Didion, Mr. Alan Sackman (host), ECO Josh Crain, Main George Steele)
