ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship to retire

Chris Blankenship to retire after 32 years with ADCNR

Governor Kay Ivey named Mobile businessman Ben Stimpson Jr. to lead the agency beginning October 1.

Blankenship retiring as Alabama conservation chief; Ivey names interim

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that Chris Blankenship, who has led the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will retire at the end of the month.

ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship to retire

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Commissioner Chris Blankenship is set to retire, with Ben Stimpson, Jr. to replace him, said an announcement from Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday. Blankenship was appointed in 2017 and has been with the ADCNR for more than 30 years. He began as a Conservation Enforcement […]

Blankenship to Retire as Alabama Conservation Commissioner; Stimpson Named Successor

MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Chris Blankenship will retire at the end of September after more than three decades with the agency, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday. Ivey has selected Ben Stimpson Jr. to succeed Blankenship as commissioner beginning Oct. 1. Stimpson is expected to lead the Alabama Department […]

Local son Chris Blankenship retires as ADCNR head

Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the retirement of Chris Blankenship as commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and appointed Ben Stimpson to fill his role for the remainder of the year.