Chippewa County warden receives 2007 Haskell Noyes Award
MADISON – A Chippewa County Conservation Warden has been recognized as the top Department of Natural Resources field warden for 2007 for his investigative work that resulted in the successful prosecution of several major conservation violations in the state.
Conservation Warden Scott Bowe is known among his peers “as a dependable teammate with the contagious can-do attitude,” says DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark. Bowe has been named the Haskell Noyes Award Recipient for 2007 by the family of the late pioneer Wisconsin conservationist who created the honor in 1930 to recognize outstanding warden public service.
“Scott is a true team player and is well known for his willingness to unselfishly step up to the plate to offer his assistance to fellow wardens and other department staff,” Stark said of Bowe, who is based in Cornell in Chippewa County. “Scott has developed and sustained a very well-rounded enforcement program in Cornell since his transfer there in 2002 from Wisconsin Dells. I’m very confident Haskell Noyes would approve of Scott being selected for this award.”
Haskell Noyes, whose father was a lawyer and Superior Court judge in Milwaukee, was a World War I officer and prominent and influential member of Milwaukee’s business and civic communities during much of his life.
More than 50 years after his death, Noyes is best known for being a lead advocate for the establishment of the Wisconsin Conservation Commission -- the precursor to the Natural Resources Board -- through the Conservation Act of 1927. This act secured the land for the Kettle Moraine State Forest – and created the Haskell Noyes Conservation Warden Efficiency Award. The award includes a gold pocket watch with an inscription stating: “Faithful and Able Service.”
The watch has been presented to a warden by a member of the Noyes family every year since 1930. “We are forever grateful to the Noyes Family for their commitment to carrying on this tradition,” Stark said. “It is greatly appreciated by the warden service.”
Bowe’s communication skills also have helped him excel in outstanding investigative skills and numerous responsibilities – including working with other programs such as forestry and water.
His 2007 cases included: a trapper without a bobcat tag who paid $100 to another to tag and register the animal; 11 high school students who allegedly consumed alcohol before shining and shooting deer; and, four hunters who registered the same antlerless deer for earn-a buck designations.
“Scott has an excellent rapport with his area schools and clubs,” Stark said, adding Bowe also organizes and participates in local events to program conservation such as youth hunting and fishing events. “Scott is very knowledgeable and has many valuable warden skills – and he shares them.”
Stark also said Bowe does well to achieve a balance between his career and his life with his family – which includes his wife, Michele, a daughter, son and one newborn. Bowe was with his family for the birth of their second son when the good news arrived.
“Actually, they (Bowe family) were notified of the award together as a family in Michele’s hospital room shortly before being discharged,” Stark said.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Stark – - (608) 266-1115
