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2019 Regional Boating Educators of the Year Announced

2019 Regional Boating Educators of the Year Announced LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 29, 2019) –  The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to announce the regional winners ...

NASBLA Announces Regional Boating Officers of the Year

NASBLA Announces Regional Boating Officers of the Year LEXINGTON, Ky . ( July 24, 2019) -  The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to announce the regional ...

Operation Dry Water Warns Boaters Not to Boat Impaired

LEXINGTON, Ky. -  June 20, 2019 Over the July 4th holiday weekend, law enforcement agencies and officers across the United States will be conducting   Operation Dry Water   and will be on heightened ...

Ohio Canoeing – Instructor Course receives Third-Party Verified Course recognition

Ohio DNR Parks and Watercraft’s Introduction to Canoeing – Instructor Course receives recognition for its Third-Party Verified Course Ohio DNR Parks and Watercraft is being recognized for meeting the ...

Rhode Island names new Boating Law Administrator

Chief Dean Hoxsie Announced as new Boating Law Administrator, Rhode Island NASBLA would like to welcome Chief Dean Hoxsie, the new Boating Law Administrator for the state of Rhode Island. After 32 years ...

NASBLA Education Director Announced

NASBLA is pleased to announce the hiring of the Association's next Education Director. NASBLA's current Education & Standards Director, Pam Dillon, CAE, will retire in late 2019. After a rigorous benchmarking, ...

New South Carolina BLA

Colonel Chisolm Frampton Announced as new Boating Law Administrator, South Carolina Colonel Frampton is a veteran state wildlife law enforcement officer and is the leader of the S.C. Department of Natural ...

Boaters nationwide prepare for boating season, Spring Aboard campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2019 Boaters nationwide prepare ahead of boating season as part of national Spring Aboard campaign   [LEXINGTON, KY] – Thanks to the support and participation ...

Operation Dry Water releases Summer Boating Safety Tips

The  Summer Boating Safety Tips   are now available. These boating safety tips remind boaters what they need before they hit the water and what to be prepared for while out on the water.  Some of ...

NASBLA CEO Joins NDPA Advisory Council

NASBLA CEO Joins National Drowning Prevention Alliance Advisory Council Lexington, KY (Apr. 30, 2019) – The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is honored to announce ...

Be a part of NASBLA 2019

2019 NASBLA Annual Conference Call for Session Proposals | Deadline April 30th NASBLA is currently accepting session proposals for the 2019 NASBLA Annual Conference. This year's conference will take ...

Delaware Natural Resources Police become accredited

Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police becomes accredited in National Standard of training Lexington, KY (3/20/19) – The Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police is being ...

NASBLA Mourns Loss of Pauline Longnecker, National Division Chief States, USCG Auxiliary

NASBLA mourns the loss of Pauline Grace Longnecker, age 64, who passed away on March 9, 2019. She was born in Council Bluffs Iowa on August 1, 1954 to the late Roland and Regina (Nusser) Zuch. She is ...

Charlie Sledd receives NASBLA Lifetime Achievement Award

Charlie Sledd receives NASBLA  Lifetime Achievement Award Charlie Sledd received the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent ...

Connecticut New BLA Announcement

Connecticut names new Boating Law Administrator NASBLA welcomes and congratulates Peter Francis, the new Boating Law Administrator for the state of Connecticut and the Connecticut Department of Energy ...

NASBLA Recognizes Guess for Service as President

Written to the Mr. Robert Duncan, Executive Director, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries by NASBLA on behalf of NASBLA membership. January 28, 2019 Dear Mr. Duncan, On behalf of ...

Former Coasties Give Back by Teaching NASBLA Courses

Former U.S. Coast Guard Members Give Back by Teaching NASBLA Courses When the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) held their annual Instructor Development Conference in ...

Spring Aboard: Encouraging boaters to Keep Your Edge this boating season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Spring Aboard: Encouraging boaters to Keep Your Edge this boating season   LEXINGTON , Ky.   (January 24 , 2019)  – It may not feel like boating season yet, but ...

NASBLA searches for Education Director

Deadline for applications is February 28, 2019. NASBLA has announced an open call for applications for the NASBLA Education Director position. Pam Dillon, CAE, NASBLA Director, Education & Standards ...

Wheeler Elected Chair, National Boating Education Standards Panel

Wheeler Elected Chair, National Boating Education Standards Panel Jeff Wheeler, Deputy Chief of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Boat Forces has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the National ...