[MPWG] Fw: USDA News Release - new Chief for the U.S. Forest Service

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Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Release No. 0214.09
Contact:
Justin DeJong (202) 720-4623
 
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK NAMES NEW CHIEF FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE

Tom Tidwell brings 32 Years of Experience Working to Protect Our Nation's 
Forests 
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today 
announced that Tom Tidwell will serve as the new Chief for the U.S. Forest 
Service. 
"Tom Tidwell's 32 years of experience in our forests and impressive track 
record of collaboration and problem-solving will help us tackle the great 
challenges ahead," said Vilsack. 
Tidwell has spent 32 years with the Forest Service in a variety of 
positions. He began his Forest Service career on the Boise National 
Forest, and has since worked in eight different national forests, across 
three regions. He has worked at all levels of the agency in a variety of 
positions, including District Ranger, Forest Supervisor, and Legislative 
Affairs Specialist in the Washington Office. 
Tidwell's field experience includes working from the rural areas of Nevada 
and Idaho all the way to the urban forests in California and the 
Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, where he served as Forest 
Supervisor during the 2002 Winter Olympics. He also has extensive fire 
experience, beginning as a firefighter, and accumulating nineteen years as 
an agency administrator responsible for fire suppression decisions. 
"We thank Gail Kimbell for her leadership and deep commitment to 
protecting our nation's forests," Vilsack added. 
 
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Shawn Walker 
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Washington, DC 20036, United States 
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shawnwalker at merid.org 
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