The mark consists of a shield with the Michigan Coat of Arms in a circle in the middle of the shield. The Michigan Coat of Arms has the words E Pluribus Unum (meaning "from many, one") in a ribbon at the top, with a shield design in the middle containing the word Tuebor (meaning "I will defend") at the top and a figure of a man with his right hand raised in peace and his left hand holding a gun. The shield is surrounded by an elk on the left and a moose on the right, with the words Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice (meaning "if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you") below the shield. An American Eagle is above the shield holding three arrows and an olive branch with 13 olives. The circle around the Coat of Arms has the words Department of Natural Resources. The words Michigan Law Enforcement are above the words Department of Natural Resources, and the words Since 1887 are in a ribbon below the shield, with the words Conservation Officer below that ribbon.