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J.D. Strong was selected by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to serve as the new Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Strong is the former executive director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and former Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment.

Strong has 23 years of experience working in the environmental arena to his new position. He had been Executive Director of the Water Resources Board since 2010, and was former Gov. Brad Henry's Secretary of the Environment from 2008-10.

Strong says  "I firmly believe that sustainably managing and protecting Oklahoma's incredible natural resources is one of our most critical duties to fuel our future prosperity."

Strong is a fifth-generation Oklahoman from Weatherford, and he earned a degree in wildlife ecology from Oklahoma State University in 1993.