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Blankenship's ADCNR Career Cause for Celebration
When Chris Blankenship was appointed Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) by Governor Kay Ivey in 2017, the goals for the Department were somewhat modest. By the time he ended his nine-year tenure this week, ADCNR had utilized more than half a billion dollars to expand and improve the numerous opportunities to enjoy Alabama’s great outdoors. Commissioner Blankenship remembers fondly his start with ADCNR in 1994 as a Conservation Officer with the Marine Resources Division (MRD). “It has been a fantastic career,” he said. “When I got…
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