Chino Valley District Ranger Selected for the Prescott National Forest

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Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 08:58

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Press release we got from Prescott National Forest yesterday. Welcome Jim!

PRESCOTT, AZ (January 20, 2012) – Betty Mathews, Prescott National Forest Supervisor has announced that James Gilsdorf, currently the Supervisory Forester on the Whitman Ranger District of the Wallowa Whitman National Forest has been selected as the new Chino Valley District Ranger.  Jims reporting date was January 3, 2012.  

A graduate of Utah State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Forest Management; Jim began his career 30 years ago with the Forest Service.  Jim has worked in the Intermountain Region in Idaho and Utah, the Northeast Region in New Hampshire and the Pacific Northwest Region in Oregon.  Jim is a certified Silviculturalist with extensive experience working on large scale vegetation management projects and working with the public.  

“I am really excited to be on the Prescott National Forest.  This is a beautiful place to live, work and play.  I am looking forward to working with the public and our partners to keep this a beautiful and healthy National Forest,” said Gilsdorf.  Jim enjoys hiking, biking and kayaking and has three children.  His daughter is studying nursing in New York, one son lives in Oregon and one is studying marine biology in Australia.     

Jim succeeds Linda Jackson who in now the Bradshaw District Ranger.

Contact: Debbie Maneely (928) 443-8130
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