DNR’s Ron Olson honored for decades of conservation work
DNR’s Ron Olson honored for decades of conservation work
In 2022, a pedestrian bridge connecting visitors to an island at the Lower Falls at Tahquamenon Falls State Park was dedicated to Michigan Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division Chief Ron Olson. The 142-foot-long bridge opened at the Upper Peninsula park and was named the Ronald A. Olson Island Bridge. Inset photo, pictured with Olson is MUCC Chief Executive Officer Amy Trotter. Photo courtesy Michigan United Conservation Clubs.
LANSING
Ron Olson, longtime chief of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division, recently was recognized by Michigan United Conservation Clubs for his decades of service to conservation in a career that has had impact statewide and nationally.
Olson was honored during MUCC’s annual convention earlier this month in northern Michigan.
