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2020 Regional Boating Educators of the Year Announced

2020 Regional Boating Educators of the Year Announced LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2020) –  The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to announce the regional winners ...

2020 Regional Boating Officers of the Year Announced

NASBLA Announces Regional Boating Officers of the Year LEXINGTON, Ky .  (June 22, 2020) -  The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to announce the regional ...

2020 Western Region Educator of the Year Award Winner

2020 Western Region Educator of the Year Award Winner Aaron Meier, of the  Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), has been named the  2020 Western Region Educator of the Year . Since taking over the ...

2020 Southern Region Educator of the Year Award Winner

2020 Southern Region Educator of the Year Award Winner Sergeant Brad Stoop, of the  North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), has been named the  Southern Region Educator of the Year for ...

2020 Northern Region Educator of the Year Award Winner

2020 Northern Region Educator of the Year Award Winner Richard Werner, of  Safe Boating America , has been named the 2020 Northern Region Educator of the Year. Richard Werner is a U.S. Coast Guard ...

2020 Western Region Officer of the Year Award Winner

2020 Western Region Officer of the Year Award Winner Sergeant Jared Jones, of the  Utah Division of Parks and Recreation , has been named the  2020 Western Region Officer of the Year . Sgt. Jones has ...

2020 Southern Region Officer of the Year Award Winner

2020 Southern Region Officer of the Year Award Winner Corporal John Bunting, of the Maryland Natural Resources Police , has been named the  Southern Region Officer of the Year for 2020 . Corporal ...

2020 Northern Region Officer of the Year Award Winner

2020 Northern Region Officer of the Year Award Winner Trooper Chad Juenker, of the New York State Police (NYSP) , has been named the  2020 Northern Region Officer of the Year . For the past 15 years, ...

NASBLA Annual Conference Goes Virtual in 2020

NASBLA Annual Conference Goes Virtual in 2020 NASBLA has continued to monitor the constantly changing environment surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. We see the impact that it has already had, and ...

Operation Dry Water Reminds Boaters to Boat Sober as Part of National Safe Boating Week

Operation Dry Water Reminds Boaters to Boat Sober as Part of National Safe Boating Week Operation Dry Water   and the   National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)   are ...

Be a part of NASBLA 2020

2020 NASBLA Annual Conference Call for Session Proposals | Deadline April 30th NASBLA is currently accepting session proposals for the 2020 NASBLA Annual Conference. This year's conference will take ...

A Message from NASBLA CEO

Over the last two weeks, NASBLA has undertaken a number of measures in response to the public health concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus. Through June 30, NASBLA and its affiliated organizations ...

Illinois names new Boating Law Administrator

Illinois names new Boating Law Administrator The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) welcomes Lieutenant Curt Lewis, the new Boating Law Administrator (BLA) for the ...

NASBLA Responds to COVID-19 Concerns

To our NASBLA Community, The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is working to do our part to mitigate the spread and risks associated with COVID-19 to our staff, members ...

NASBLA BOAT Program Recognizes Instructor of the Year

NASBLA BOAT Program Recognizes Instructor of the Year 2019 Instructor of the Year Award The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators recognizes the 2019 BOAT Program Instructor ...

Mantel presented with NASBLA Award

Mantel presented with NASBLA Award Caroline Mantel, from BoatHistoryReport.com and Vice Chair of NASBLA's  Vessel Identification, Registration & Titling (VIRT) Committee , was awarded the ...

Jackson recognized at State RBS Workshop

Jackson recognized at State RBS Workshop At the   State RBS Workshop , Kim Jackson, Arizona Game and Fish Department , was recognized for completion of six years as an appointed State Agency Member ...

North Dakota names new Boating Law Administrator

North Dakota names Jackie Lundstrom new Boating Law Administrator NASBLA welcomes Jackie Lundstrom, the new Boating Law Administrator for the North Dakota Game & Fish Department . Lundstrom graduated ...

The United States Power Squadron’s ‘Hands-on Training: Basic Powerboat’ course receives recognition for its Third-Party Verification

The United States Power Squadron’s ‘Hands-on Training: Basic Powerboat’  course receives recognition for its Third-Party Verification The United States Power Squadrons, “Hands-on Training: Basic ...

New Recommendations for Improving Boat Occupant Injury Surveillance

Just Released: New Recommendations for Improving Boat Occupant Injury Surveillance Public health and boating experts issue recommendations for improving data to prevent injuries New recommendations ...