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Former lumber industry executive named as Forest Service chief

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The Trump administration’s pick to lead the Forest Service was previously an executive at a lumber industry company.

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KPAX

Newly named head of U.S. Forest Service has Montana ties

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has named Tom Schultz to serve as the 21st chief of the USFS.

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Idaho Capital Sun

USDA secretary appoints Idahoan Tom Schultz to serve as U.S. Forest Service chief

At 4,863 feet above sea level, Spruce Knob, on the Monongahela National Forest, is West Virginia's highest peak. (Courtesy of Preston Keres/U.S. Department of Agriculture)U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has appointed Tom Schultz, of Idaho, as the country’s top forestry official. Schultz will serve as the 21st chief of the U.S. Forest Service, an agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees the 154 national forests …

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The Hill

Former lumber industry executive named as Forest Service chief

The Trump administration’s pick to lead the Forest Service was previously an executive at a lumber industry company. The Forest Service said in a press release on Thursday that Tom Schultz of Idaho will lead the agency, which manages the nation’s national forests. According to the press release, Schultz was previously the vice president of…

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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Missoulian

In unusual move, Trump administration pick for Forest Service chief has never worked there

Forest Service chiefs generally spend much or all of their careers in the agency before being elevated to its highest role with decades of experience.

4 days ago·Missoula, United States

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Idaho Press

Idahoan tapped to lead Forest Service

Tom Schultz, a former director of the Idaho Department of Lands and executive with the Idaho Forest Group, will be the next chief of the Forest Service.

5 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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morningagclips.com

Secretary Rollins Names Tom Schultz Chief of the USDA Forest Service

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced Tom Schultz will serve as the 21st chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. “Tom is the right person to lead the Forest Service right now, and I know he will fight every day to restore America’s national forests,” said Secretary Rollins. “Together, Tom and the incredible employees at the Forest Service will work to execute the agenda of President …

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