How about a new Refuge Manager? Dan Kennedy started his new job on Feb 28, so on his Day One of Week Two I took the opportunity to have a ZOOM meeting with him to welcome him to the area and ask a few questions. Dan brings a 25-year career in wildlife management, with nearly 19 years with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in the areas of wildlife and endangered and threatened species.

He was inspired to apply for the job as Refuge Manager because of the US Fish & Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Urban Wildlife Conservation Program, which has been in existence for about a decad...