Dave Clausen, a member of the Natural Resources Board (NRB) from May 2006 to May 2013, describes up-to-date NRB Chairman Bill Smith in one word: integrity.
Smith, of Shell Lake, was elected NRB chairman at the Jan. 25 meeting. He was appointed to the board by Gov. Tony Evers in May 2019, and his term ends in May 2025. The NRB sets policy for the DNR and approves hunting, trapping and fishing rules and environmental standards.