Well after 31 years of working as a park ranger and park manager with the Corps of Engineers at a variety of flood control projects in Ohio and Pennsylvania to day is my last day! As of 3:30 PM I'm retired. I plan to dedicate the next year to getting out from behind the computer I've been chained to for nearly 25 years and reintroduce myself to the outdoors.

Lots of fishing, turkey, deer, and mushroom hunting planned for the near term. I'll continue to be active as a volunteer with the Boy Scouts but I'm also planning to attend my first Fish-In in Michigan this year. I look forward to seeing some of you FAOL folks at this event and others in the upcoming years.

It's been a great ride but I'm looking forward to turning the page to this new chapter!