GRAY — Maine Game Wardens will be at the Maine Wildlife Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Visitors will meet thee wardens and their canines, see and learn about the variety of equipment they use on a daily basis in the field and view the “Wall of Shame” poaching display.

Some Maine North Woods Law wardens will be on hand as well. The Maine Warden Service Foundation will sell merchandise and all proceeds will benefit retired wardens and/or wardens in need or requiring special assistance.

Several warden authors will also be at the park to autograph their books about the service, including Roger Guay, “A Good Man with a Dog”; John Ford, illustrator and game warden adventures writer of the “Suddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good” series; and Warden Service Chaplain Kate Braestrup, author of several best sellers, including “Here If You Need Me.”

Daren Worcester, whose father-in-law is a retired warden, has written a collection of true stories titles “Open Season: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service.” Paul Doiron, known for his warden Mike Bowditch crime novels set in Maine, will also be on hand.

FMI: maine.gov/ifw/warden_service; mefishwildlife.com, mainewildlifepark.com, facebook.com/mainewildlifepark; 207-657-4977.

A Maine Game Warden greets visitors and signs autographs at the Maine Wildlife Park. This year’s Warden Service Day will be Saturday, June 3, at the Park.