• to promote a more efficient and safer working environment for natural resource officers and to enhance their safety;
• to encourage and develop efficient cooperative law enforcement practices among natural resource enforcement agencies;
• to promote law enforcement research and development by determining training requirements, conducting training research, and establishing the highest training standards for natural resource enforcement professionals;
• to provide a medium for the collection and dissemination of training information; and
• to hold an annual workshop/conference to facilitate the exchange of training information.

The common mandate of all agencies is to protect and sustain the environment and to investigate and take appropriate action when legislation is violated. To accomplish this requires professional training. ANRET is the umbrella under which agencies gather to pool their collective training experience, wisdom and materials for the benefit of all.

Each of these positions is filled with a person from a different agency. Minutes of annual meetings and committee meetings are recorded. Three committees do the work of the association; Audit, Bylaws, and Research and Development, and report to the board and the members at the annual meeting.

The annual meeting is held in a different location each year, decided by the membership following the offer of one or more agencies to host it. Meetings span four days with a full agenda, a number of guest speakers and cover the full spectrum of training and safety issues. Members bring training and development materials, including videos and computer diskettes for viewing and sharing. This is where the real work of the association is conducted.

• The membership fee entitles the agency member to receive a copy of the ANRET training catalog, the semi-annual newsletter and correspondence from the board and other members.
• The registration fee covers a wide range of necessary items, such as binders, inserts, paper, printing and distribution of meeting minutes, presentation papers, and occasionally, travel assistance for speakers.
• Revenue is also used to purchase ANRET lapel pins and shirts which are sold to members at cost.

The benefits derived from membership in ANRET are very tangible ones. The excellent quality and large quantity of materials and information available allow trainers to provide state of the art instruction and materials to their classes. In turn, this enhances the professionalism of the officers and their agency. It also creates a large network of like-mined trainers which is one of the Goals and Objectives of the Association: sharing training information.

The quarterly news letter can be found inside the Members Zone. To be able to enter the Members Zone you need to be a paid up member of ANRET.

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