Tom Tidwell named to lead U.S. Forest Service
June 21, 2009
From the Denver Post:
Montana forester Tom Tidwell is the new head of the U.S. Forest Service. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that Tidwell will replace Gail Kimbell, who had led the Forest Service since 2007. Tidwell is a 32-year Forest Service employee and now supervises national forests through northern Idaho, Montana and the Dakotas.
