EAST GRAND FORKS, MN –  Today Sen. Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) is congratulating Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Jeremy Woinarowicz on being named the 2022 Officer of the Year for the Department. 

“I’m extending my sincere congratulations to Officer Woinarowicz on this accomplishment. Our Conservation Officers play an important role in protecting our state’s beauty, keeping people safe, and educating the public about their role in conservation,” Johnson said. “I’m especially glad to learn that he takes time each year to train new conservation officers, and these new recruits are learning for the best. I’m so proud to represent many conservation officers, and Officer Woinarowicz is no exception.” 

According to a press release from the DNR sent last week, “Woinarowicz works the Thief River Falls West station, where he’s been since joining the DNR in 2004. His station includes parts of Marshall, Pennington and Polk counties, but he also often covers stations that include the rest of Marshall County, as well as Beltrami and Kittson counties. Before joining the DNR, Woinarowicz spent several years as a police officer in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and Grand Forks, North Dakota. In addition to his regular duty as a conservation officer to protect Minnesota’s people and natural resources, Woinarowicz spends time every year training the state’s newest conservation officers.”