Congratulations to Wildlife technician Greg Hochstetler for being honored as the 2025 Conservation Award winner for the Michigan chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Hochstetler has worked closely with NWTF to improve habitat for wild turkeys on the Muskegon, Cannonsburg and Ottawa mini state game areas (SGAs), the Rogue River SGA and the Bakale Tract at the Bass River Recreation Area.
"Greg's innovative and aggressive work in savannas and grasslands on public lands in southwest Michigan made him a great and very deserving winner of this award," said John Niewoonder, field operations manager for the Wildlife Division's Big River Unit.