S.C. FISHERIES BIOLOGIST RECEIVES TROUT AWARD

A veteran Upstate fisheries biologist has been selected 2005 winner of the Palmetto Trout Award by the South Carolina Council of Trout Unlimited.

Trout Unlimited says the efforts of Dan Rankin, a 14-year veteran fisheries biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), has been especially meritorious. Rankin is based at the Clemson DNR office near Clemson University and is the Upstate's regional fisheries biologist.

Wes Cooler, a Pickens County resident who has been actively involved in the Partners for Trout coalition, says of Rankin: "I don't know of a finer example of a dedicated state employee than Dan Rankin. The Upstate is privileged to have such a hardworking and competent biologist working to protect and enhance our natural resources. It's a fitting tribute that Trout Unlimited has recognized Dan in this way."

Trout Unlimited's mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.

Trout Unlimited accomplishes this mission on local, state and national levels with an extensive and dedicated volunteer network. The national office, based just outside of Washington, D.C., and its regional offices employ professionals who testify before Congress, publish a quarterly magazine, intervene in federal legal proceedings, and work with the organization's 142,000 volunteers in 450 chapters nationwide to keep them active and involved in conservation issues.

- Written by Brett Witt -

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