Well another year has flown by (literally, 650hrs worth) and I find myself writing the President’s Message. I’m sure all of you are busy as I am. It is tough to get everything done, including the post conference duties.

Al Buchert and I along with lots of help from NDGF, MNDNR, University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota Crookston and several volunteers and venders put on great annual conference/seminar at the Grand Forks Hilton Garden Inn and at Crookston. Thank you all.

The speakers were interesting and informative which leads to what we are looking for, safety and productivity. Although there is strain and strife in agencies around the country, a lot of positive ideas and input were brought forward for the industry as well as for the IANRP organization. We have put together a short IANRP promotional video which has worked to show who we are and what we do. It was agreed that we should tweak it up some to expand the scope of the agencies and abilities represented by our group.

We can also look forward to seeing the newsletter in our mail box once again. We are hoping to see articles and photos from you the members to help the whole group benefit from the wide range of experience and activities out there.

I am looking forward to working with Tony Payne from Alaska who was voted in as our new Vice President. Congratulations Tony!

Thanks,

Jeff