Rachel Thurner-Diaz is just the seventh woman to serve as a Pennsylvania Waterways Conservation Officer. Although she grew up fishing, hunting, and boating, she didn’t opt for a career in the outdoors until she’d started down a different path. Today, after seven years, two kids, and being honored as PFBC’s Officer of the year in 2020, Thurner-Diaz knows she’s exactly where she’s meant to be.
Our Sponsors:
Wildlife Heritage Foundation of NH
International Wildlife Crimestoppers
Here’s what we discuss:
- Growing up in the outdoors
- The path to becoming a Waterways Conservation Officer
- First week of work is busiest of the year
- Field training on the water
- Four female officers statewide
- Family life and flexible scheduling
- Fish stocking is a public event
- What is float stocking?
- Golden rainbow trout
- FishBoatPA app displays where fish are being stocked
- Non-residents can take boat safety courses
- Community outreach
- Environmental law enforcement
- Snakes!
- No current illegal exotic animal regulations
- Working patrol until just before giving birth
- Flexibility to find your niche
- PFBC command structure
- Trout stockers don’t eat much trout
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Art & Design: Ashley Hannett
Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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