U.S. Forest Service.The U.S. Forest Service has announced the appointment of Abigail Kimbell, regional forester for Northern Region, as its first-ever female to serve in that role. She replaces Dale Bosworth who moved to Missoula, Montana Missoula is a city in and the county seat of Missoula CountyGR6 in western Montana, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 57,053, with more than 100,000 in the metropolitan area making it the second-largest city in , upon his retirement. "I am honored, humbled, excited and not just a little bit frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. to take the helm of this great agency from someone I respect as deeply as I respect Dale Bosworth," the Jackson Hole Jackson Hole, fertile Rocky Mt. valley, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 6 to 8 mi (9.6–12.8 km) wide, NW Wyo., partly in Grand Teton National Park. Jackson Lake, 39 sq mi (101 sq km), a natural lake through which the Snake River flows, was dammed in 1916 to control Star Tribune For the Wyoming newspaper, see . The Star Tribune (also Star trib or Strib, as it is often referred to) is the largest newspaper in the U.S. quoted Kimbell as saying. Reducing wildfire fuel hazards and serving a changing American population, especially in the urban-wildland interface, were two challenges she cited in accepting the appointment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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