Arizona Game and Fish Department and Arizona Correctional Industries Make Beautiful Music Together
As a land-locked, mostly desert state, many assume that water safety was not a pressing an issue for Arizona residents. Yet, because residents and visitors have access to multiple lakes throughout the state, the Arizona Game and Fish Department works to teach boaters, personal watercraft users and the public the importance of having a fun, safe time on the water.
Promoting such safety messages is important for the state agency, which is funded primarily through fishing and hunting permit fees. Providing this critical safety information falls to the Department’s Education Branch, which is dedicated to teaching residents on safe practices in their gaming and sporting use of state lands and facilities.
“We understand that when you’re out enjoying your Saturday fishing, jet skiing or boating on one of our rivers or lakes you want to relax and forget about all the hassles of rules and regulations,” said Kim Jackson, AZGFD Boating and Off-Highway Vehicle Safety Education Program manager. “Water safety is critically important but we just want to make sure everyone has fun and gets home safely at the end of the day.” That was the goal with the Department’s new Life Jacket Loaner Stations, which were recently installed at Lake Pleasant, Lake Havasu and Lake Mohave. The Life Jacket Loaner Program is made possible through a grant provided by the US Coast Guard, which finances the infrastructure and life jackets. However, with help from a local nonprofit, the Ryan Thomas Foundation has donated nearly 200 life jackets to the Life Jacket Loaner Program. More…
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