PISCATAQUIS OBSERVER • March 14, 2023
US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced that Judy Camuso, Maine’s Commissioner for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, was appointed to the North American Wetlands Conservation Council, the first person from Maine to ever serve on the international council. Camuso’s appointment to the council comes after recently being named Vice Chair of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. She also serves as chair of AFWA’s North American Bird Conservation Initiative, vice chair of the National Conservation Leadership Institute, and is vice president of the North East Association of Fish and Wildlife agencies. These national leadership positions can put Camuso on a personal vocational path to bigger things. It also nurtures networking opportunities that can deliver benefits for Maine.