Mourning: former Forest Service chief John R. McGuire, 85, who died April 6 of brain cancer and emphysema. (Transitions).Mourning: former Forest Service chief John R. McGuire, 85, who died April 6 of brain cancer and emphysema emphysema (ĕmfĭsē`mə), pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic cigarette smokers, emphysema is a progressive disease that commonly . McGuire, a career professional with the USFS USFS United States Forest Service USFS U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. , was chief from 1972 to 1979, during which time major Forest Service legislation was enacted, including the Renewable Resources Planning Act and the National Forest Management Act. McGuire also served on AMERICAN FORESTS' Board of Directors. Thomas W. Levermann, who died in April of a heart attack. Levermann was a 26-year veteran of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and worked closely with AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens during the 1980s on youth environmental education programs. He had been a state public information officer in Kentucky. Levermann was also director of information-education for the Papio Natural Resources District and an urban conservationist with the former Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District, both in Omaha, Nebraska “Omaha” redirects here. For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). Omaha is the largest city in the State of Nebraska, United States. It is the county seat of Douglas County.GR6 As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 390,007. . |
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