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None| Regional Forester Announces Two New Forest Supervisors in Montana |
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| Tuesday, 16 March 2010 09:08 | |||
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U.S. Forest Service Northern Regional Forester Leslie Weldon recently announced the two newest Forest Supervisors to Montana. Julie King is the new Bitterroot National Forest (NF) Supervisor and Chip Weber will take the reins as Forest Supervisor for the Flathead NF. “Julie and Chip bring great leadership to the region,” said Weldon. “I am excited about the contributions they will make in leading these forest employees, to natural resource stewardship, and to building partnerships in their respective communities.” Julie King settled in the Bitterroot valley as the Deputy Forest Supervisor in November 2008. She began her career on Caribou NF in 1988 in Montpelier Idaho as a range conservationist. She was also zone range conservationist in Council Idaho before moving to Grants New Mexico as a deputy district ranger. After moving to Heber Utah she became district ranger for nine years addressing the many challenges of urban interface growth along forest boundary, fuels management and two million visitors per year. Julie’s promotion to Forest Supervisor on the Bitterroot NF is effective mid-April. King grew up in Mt. Pleasant Utah and received a B.S. in Range Management from Utah State University. Julie enjoys working with people and is looking forward to becoming more involved with local conservation and restoration efforts with community groups and projects on the Bitterroot NF. Julie and her husband Jay live in the Bitterroot valley with seven year old daughter Jasmine and five year old daughter Jaelyn, both adopted from China. Chip Weber comes to the Flathead NF from a district ranger position on the Middle Fork District on Oregon’s Willamette NF. His 24-year Forest Service career includes serving as a district ranger on the Willamette and the Tongass NFs; a natural resource specialist on the Hoosier NF in Indiana, and the Siskiyou, Rogue and Umpqua NFs in Oregon. Weber varied assignments over the years also includes Threatened and Endangered Species acting coordinator in the Eastern Region of the Forest Service, acting director of Forest Management in Alaska, and a Washington Office headquarters assignment in budgeting. Chip has a strong background in fire ecology and fire experience including work on crews and engines and on Type I and II overhead teams. Chip grew up in New Jersey and spent a lot of time camping in New England and the Adirondacks in upstate New York and learned to love the outdoors. He earned a B.S. in Forest Management from Oregon State University and an M.S. in forest ecology and silviculture from the University of Washington. Chip Weber brings his wife Susan and two daughters Jennifer (24) and Sarah (19), and their two dogs to the Flathead area with a reporting date of May 10 2010.
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Latest News Regional Forester Announces Two New Forest Supervisors in Montana