109 Michigan DNR History with Sgt. Mark Papineau

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In this episode, we meet Michigan DNR Sgt. Mark Papineau. His official role as Technology Sergeant sees him researching new technology options, implementing software and equipment, and training Law Enforcement Division personnel – but he is also MiDNR’s foremost in-house historian, teaching recruits more than 100 years of the DNR’s storied history. Take a walk through time with Warden’s Watch and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources!

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Here’s what we discuss:

Michigan DNR began as a commission to protect and maintain fish stocks
First Michigan game warden appointed in 1887: attorney William Alden Smith
Reportedly the first salaried game warden in the nation
Smith went on to enter US Senate and chaired hearings into the Titanic disaster
His report resulted in major changes to maritime safety laws still in effect today
Early game wardens were paid by counties – some refused to pay
1893 amendment to Game Warden Act allowed officers to seize equipment
Game warden history can read like a Hollywood action movie script!
Stetsons and bloused boots
Citizens often submitted poaching and wildlife complaints by mail
The evolution of the uniform
Early laws weren’t consistent between states
Some early officers’ names are still recognized and respected today
Chase Osborn’s vision to preserve MI forests
The Great Depression saw the division reduced to 95 officers
Field Administration Division combined many divisions and increased numbers
Poof - you’re a CO!
Illegal market venison in the late 1800s
3000 miles of nets
DNR state seal
COs issued pistols in 1939 after officer deaths
Records have been lost through the years

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