Wagner to lead Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service
News Release, USDA Forest Service Press Office Release No. 0812, August 22, 2008
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail R. Kimbell announced the appointment of Mary Wagner as Regional Forester of the Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest Service.
Wagner will oversee 17 national forests and one national grassland within the states of Oregon and Washington.
She is currently the Deputy Regional Forester for the Intermountain Region with oversight for Utah, Nevada, southern Idaho and eastern Wyoming.
Wagner succeeds Linda Goodman, who recently retired.
“Mary brings a breadth of leadership experience in natural resource management and state and private forestry,” said Chief Kimbell. “She set a precedent as the first National Director of Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers in Washington, DC. Mary will be an excellent Regional Forester and an outstanding addition to the national leadership of the Forest Service.”
Mary served as the Forest Supervisor on the Dixie National Forest in Cedar City, Utah.
Her other previous leadership positions include Deputy Forest Supervisor and District Ranger on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, and District Ranger on the Ashley National Forest in Utah.
Wagner began her career with the Forest Service in 1983 as a Forester on the Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho.
Wagner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management and a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from the University of Utah.
She will begin her new assignment in October 2008.
Related, researched information:
IUCN/The World Conservation Union: IUCN / WCPA Membership Directory, January 2008
IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature aka The World Conservation Union
WCPA - The World Commission on Protected Areas
Mary Wagner is listed on Page 22 as a WCPA North American Region Member and on Page 217 as a WCPA member.
This carefully researched information provided by Julie Kay Smithson of Property Rights Research. Please visit PRR [here] to learn about and protect your property rights!