DOW Director Thomas Remington and District Wildlife Manager Mark Lamb
Photo courtesy of DOW

DENVER, Colo. — Mark Lamb, District Wildlife Manager for Fairplay, was awarded the John D. Hart Wildlife Officer of the Year honor at the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s InService training in Colorado Springs in late February. The John D. Hart Award is the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) recognition of outstanding wildlife officer service. This prestigious award has tremendous meaning to those who receive it, as the recipient is nominated and selected by their peers from a group of equally outstanding officers.

Mark Lamb joined the Colorado Division of Wildlife as a District Wildlife Manager in 1986 starting in the Aurora district. Mark moved to the Fairplay district in February of 1992, following in the legendary footsteps of Jim Jones. Mark is the classic example of the multipurpose DWM. Mark is skilled with outstanding abilities in law enforcement, wildlife biology, education, and public/landowner relations. Mark is equally at home chasing bad guys through the woods, talking with county commissioners, helping a child catch their first fish, or representing the DOW on the local HPP committee.

“I was not surprised that Mark’s fellow officers chose him for this award,” said Reid DeWalt, Area Wildlife Manager for South Park. “He is the consummate wildlife officer—willing to help out hunters and anglers with places to go and techniques, while also being an effective law enforcement officer and key community member of Fairplay and South Park.”

Mark has been instrumental in the purchase of the South Park Shooting Range property, the pending purchase of the 1,200 acre Tarryall Creek Ranch, and the ongoing negotiations with gas developers on the James Mark Jones SWA. Mark also serves as the DOW representative on the Coalition for the Upper South Platte, the Antero Blue Ribbon Panel, and local committees too numerous to mention. Somehow Mark also finds time to be a committed husband and father who spends numerous days afield with his children.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is pleased and proud to call Mark Lamb ‘Wildlife Officer of the Year!’