Mr. Brent Manning

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  Published on: 9/22/2002    Last Visited: 9/22/2002  

  Brent Manning, the longest-serving director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, earned another title this week.
  
  He is the new president of the Illinois Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, which represents fish and wildlife agencies from all 50 states and governments in Canada and Mexico.The election was held at the association's annual fall meeting in Big Sky, Mont.
  
  "I am deeply honored that my fellow directors have selected me to lead them during the next year," Manning said Thursday."Working together, we have made tremendous progress in the management of fish and wildlife across the United States."
  
  One goal in his new leadership role is to educate young people about natural resources.
  
  "Our culture is losing its connection to the natural world.The need to educate young people about the natural resources of this land, while always important, is growing in significance every day," he said.
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  Manning, who has been head of DNR since 1991, has been serving as the vice president of the IAFWA and has been active on several of its committees.

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  Published on: 12/4/2007    Last Visited: 12/4/2007  

  Brent Manning, the executive director for the DuPage County Forest Preserve, gives three reasons why the agreement is significant.
  
  "For the value of open land, natural resource education, and for the purpose and reflection," said Manning.

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  Published on: 7/16/2001    Last Visited: 1/13/2008  

  SPRINGFIELD, ILL. -- Sixteen intrepid bicyclists have completed the 475-mile Grand Illinois Trail (GIT) and become charter "GIT Trail Blazers," Department of Natural Resources Director Brent Manning announced today.
  
  The GIT Trail Blazer program, launched on National Trails Day, June 3, 2000, recognizes individuals who complete the trail within a year.
  
  "These charter members were required to bike or hike all 475 miles, visit 17 checkpoints along the trail, as well as complete a journal of their experiences," Manning said.

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  "Fishing, hunting and wildlife watching are an indelible part of the American way of life," said Brent Manning, president of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

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  Published on: 8/11/2002    Last Visited: 8/11/2002  

  Jim Edgar have dedicated their careers to improving the quality of life in Illinois, especially through their work on behalf of the environment and natural resources of our state," said Brent Manning, director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and chairman of the board of directors of the Illinois Conservation Foundation.

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  Former DNR director Brent Manning, now with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, agreed.
  
  "I guarantee that if it went to referendum it would pass," he said.
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  Manning said former Gov.
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  "It's a question of leadership, and that's a bigger question than which mechanism we use," Manning said.

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  Published on: 10/11/2006    Last Visited: 3/14/2007  

  "Dave is an excellent fit for the Forest Preserve District," commented Brent Manning, the District's executive director.

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  Published on: 11/21/2007    Last Visited: 11/21/2007  

  DuPage County Forest Preserve Executive Director Brent Manning said the agency was cooperating with the state and federal Environmental Protection Agencies to ensure the safety of residents.

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  Published on: 3/4/2003    Last Visited: 3/29/2005  

  Senate confirms Manning at G&F By TOM MORTON Star-Tribune capital bureau Tuesday, March 04, 2003 CHEYENNE -- Before being confirmed as the new director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Brent Manning admitted having a green streak but said he sees red over the state's lack of a plan with the federal government's reintroduction of the gray wolf. "Why wasn't this done up front?"Manning asked the Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee on Monday."Obviously, that didn't happen," said Manning, head of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources."We're playing catch-up." After the 45-minute confirmation hearing, the committee unanimously voted to recommend him to the full Senate, which later approved his nomination. Manning fielded questions about his education, wolf and grizzly bear management and delisting from the Endangered Species List, baiting game animals, threats to wildlife, his management style, and his reasons for leaving Illinois and wanting to move to Wyoming Gov.
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  Freudenthal chose Manning over Thorne and Department of Agriculture Deputy Director Jim Schwartz.
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  Manning has bachelor's and master's degrees in biology and zoology, was an environmental chemist for IC Industries in Mattoon, Ill., and directed field operations for Ducks Unlimited. During his testimony, Manning echoed Freudenthal's frustration with the U.S. Department of Interior and its Fish and Wildlife Service over the proposed management plan for the wolf. He complimented Rep.
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  Manning pledged to contact Fish and Wildlife Service Director Steve Williams and Interior Secretary Gale Norton to resolve the federal government's recent objections over the use of the term "predatory animal."
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  Manning has defended changing the law because overzealous federal agents assumed those hunters were guilty, even if they or their hunting dogs inadvertently dislodged seeds near their blinds. He defended his activity again Monday before the committee, saying that the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies approved these changes. "Those who are truly baiting, we catch them, we fine them, and we treat them as criminals," he said. Committee Chairman Sen.Delaine Roberts, R-Etna, said there are allegations that some outfitters illegally pack salt to the Teton Wilderness to attract elk, and asked Manning what he thought of that. "Salting for hooved ungulates is not a fair chase," Manning replied.Manning identified two major threats to wildlife, both in Wyoming and nationally. The first is spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, which he likened to a "science fiction" disease in terms of its insidiousness and contagiousness.The second is the incursion of development in areas with routes needed for wildlife migration, he said. "I am a hunter, I have been all of my life; I am a fisherman, I have been all of my life," Manning said."I also have a green side." On one hand, some laws and regulations drafted under the auspices of the Endangered Species Act defy common sense, he said. But society must protect animal and plant species for its own survival, Manning said. For example, 80 percent of modern medicines comes from the study of 20 percent of plants, he said.
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  Freudenthal nominated Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Brent Manning for the post, however.
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  "But I'm committed to helping and working with Brent (Manning) to help him get settled in," he said.

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  Brent Manning, Wheaton
  
  Brent Manning served as Director of the Illinois Departments of Conservation and Natural Resources from 1991-2003.During his tenure, the state acquired more than 85,000 acres for conservation and outdoor recreation; developed the Illinois Conservation 2000 program, Illinois Conservation Congress and state-federal Illinois River basin protection measures; led implementation of a state habitat stamp program, the Illinois Environmental License Plate program and the Illinois Conservation Foundation; and, developed the ENTICE education program for school teachers.

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