Weekly CO report

Aviation Section

CO Pilot Jason Jensen (Brainerd) reports flying a helicopter training flight and a wolf telemetry flight. Aquatic plant management and waters violations were discovered on these flights and forwarded to local officers for investigation. Tactical flight operator camera operator training was also attended.

CO Pilot Charles Scott (Brainerd) attended to aircraft maintenance. He worked on yearly training and assigned tasks.

CO Pilot Ryan Hanna (Grand Rapids) assisted with a training for tactical flight officers. TFOs are a vital part in DNR aviation as they assist with difficult missions that require an extra set of eyes.

CO Pilot Tim Gray (Bemidji) attended training and flew a wolf telemetry flight and recon flight over districts 2 and 3. He also assisted District 2 with an upcoming investigation.

NR Pilot Brad Maas (Brainerd) completed low-level waiver training and taught high school classes about the cattail spray project. He attended an aviation safety webinar and completed administrative tasks.

NR Pilot Gracie Zeller (Brainerd) flew a survey along the Blackhoof and Knife rivers to mark blockages for removal to improve spawning conditions for trout. She attended a webinar and completed annual online training modules for fire suppression missions.

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