Nugent Honoured For Conservation Efforts
The Nuge is given Smokey Bear award for helping wildfire prevention
Ted Nugent has been honoured for his support for conservation efforts, wildfire prevention and hunting safety.
KWTX reports that the Smokey Bear Award, presented at Nugent’s Spirit Wild Ranch near Crawford, is reserved for those who provide outstanding service with significant impact in wildfire prevention.
"He’s an incredibly passionate conservationist,” Fire Operations Chief Mark Stanford said. "He’s humanized this message and gotten the public’s attention. He walks the walk.”
Nugent, who has sold more than 30 million records during his career, is a staunch advocate for conservation efforts and has donated time and talent to create public service announcements on both fire prevention and hunting safety, the forest service said.
Nugent is currently splitting his time between hunting (sample Nugent Twitter quote: "U can kill 12-15 doves a day but r allowed only 3shells in ur gun. Insanity") and recording a brand new studio album.