Chuck Sykes takes helm as Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies president

According to Ron Regan, executive director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), it may not make the headlines in the newspapers but the election of Chuck Sykes as AFWA’s president is a big deal. Sykes, Director of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), started serving his one-year term in September and has already been on a whirlwind tour to seven states, the District of Columbia and Canada in his official duties as president. (Billy Pope, WFF Photo) “It’s a huge honor for Chuck,” Regan said. “The a