"Former Lumber Industry Executive Named As Forest Service Chief"

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"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 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 resources and government affairs at Idaho Forest Group, which sells wood.

The Forest Service makes a range of forest management decisions, including those related to industry logging, energy production in national forests and wildfire mitigation."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill February 27, 2025.

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Source: The Hill, 02/28/2025