LANSING, MI-- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed two Upper Peninsula residents to state boards and commissions.
J.R. Richardson of Ontonagon has been appointed to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to represent Republicans. He’s a member of Trout Unlimited, Whitetails Unlimited, the Ducks Unlimited board, the Ontonagon Valley Sportsmen’s Club, and is president of the Upper Peninsula Sport Fishermen’s Association.
Dr. Jason Garvon of Brimley has been appointed to the Michigan Wildlife Council. He’s a professor of biology at Lake Superior State University, an advisor for the LSSU chapter of Ducks Unlimited, and a former member of the Eastern U.P. Citizens Advisory Council. Garvon will represent individuals who have purchased hunting or fishing licenses in Michigan on a regular basis.
