Rejecting the patronage of the last two gubernatorial administrations, Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, today appointed Tom Landwehr to the vital post of Commissioner of Natural Resources.
In a campaign debate last summer, Dayton promised "I will work closely with the hunting, angling and conservation groups to select a strong supporter of your interests as the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources." With today's appointment, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be led by a resource management professional, schooled in public policy and conservation issues and thoroughly tested in the rough and tumble field of resource management.
In a press release today, Gov. Dayton lauded Landwehr for his past accomplishments and charged him with full responsibility for management of Minnesota's natural resources:
St. Paul—Today Governor Dayton appointed Tom Landwehr as Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. Landwehr brings both an insider’s knowledge and an outsider’s perspective to the agency. He has served as a City Council Member and as an Instructor at the University of Minnesota’s School of Natural Resources. He also served for seventeen years at DNR both as a scientist and as a Wildlife Manager. With a Master’s Degree in Business, Landwehr understands that conservation and resource management must be properly balanced to promote economic prosperity and support jobs. Landwehr is widely respected by people in the conservation, recreation and business communities. He brings to the agency a reputation as someone with creative and innovative solutions to many of Minnesota’s top natural resource issues.
“I believe that Tom Landwehr has the years of experience in resource conservation and management, as well as 17 years of service in the DNR, to bring strong leadership to that vitally important agency,” said Governor Dayton. “No other agency of state government affects as many Minnesotans’ lives directly as the DNR. At its best, the agency is viewed as a wise steward of our state’s natural resources for the benefit of all our citizens and for future generations. Tom’s mandate from me is to bring out the best in the agency and all of its people.”
Well said by the new Governor, seconded by anyone with a knowledge of, and passion for Minnesota's natural resources, and, a solemn challenge, indeed.
Good luck, Tom; we'll be rooting for you.
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