Transitions.Welcoming: James E. Hubbard of Virginia, to AMERICAN FORESTS' Board of Directors. Hubbard directs the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Wildfire Coordination. A long-time member of AMERICAN FORESTS, Hubbard is the former state forester/director of the Colorado State Forest The Colorado State Forest is a 71,000 acres (0 km) forest located in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Colorado. Trees in the Colorado State Forest include Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir in areas of higher elevation, and Service and worked with congressional committees on the 1990 Farm Bill. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lynda C. Webster owns a Washington, DC, consulting firm specializing in board development, fund-raising, special events, and strategic planning. A former consultant to the Central Intelligence Agency, she has served on the boards of more than 20 community organizations including the Salvation Army, Friends of the National Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. , and the Ronald Reagan Institute for Emergency Medicine. A two-term president of Team Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , Charlotte, North Carolina's Environmental Network, Tom Lannin has long been an environmental leader. He has served as chair of the Charlotte Tree Advisory Commission and on the board of local nonprofit Voices & Choices. Sarah J. Silver is executive director of Alan B. Slifka Foundation, a family foundation in New York specializing in support for diversity and difference. Silver was a television documentary producer for ABC News Peter Jennings Reporting Peter Jennings Reporting was a continuing series of documentaries produced and hosted by the late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings that aired on ABC. Many of these documentaries were produced by Peter Jennings's production company, PJ Productions, and are currently distributed , Rain Media, and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, Frontline. Silver was formerly the associate director of media relations for the Natural Resources Defense Counsel. Honoring: Jerry F. Franklin, recipient of the 11th annual Heinz Award for the Environment. The Heinz Family Foundation presented Franklin with the $250,000 prize for his innovative logging strategy, which has won praise from environmentalists and timber companies alike. Dr. Edgar Wayburn and Norman L. Christensen Jr., recipients of Pacific Forest Trust's Outside the Box Awards. The awards honor achievement in forest stewardship and conservation. Moving Up: Richard Paterson, to director of Grey Towers, a national historic landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, site, structure, or object, almost always within the United States, officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance. and former home of Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Paterson replaces Edgar B. Brannon Jr. after 15 years as director. Retiring: Eric Oldar, urban forester with the California Division of Forestry. A long-time friend of AMERICAN FORESTS, Oldar served with CDF (1) (Central Distribution Frame) A connecting unit (typically a hub) that acts as a central distribution point to all the nodes in a zone or domain. See MDF. for 30 years. |
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