Tom Schultz

I’m grateful to serve as your next Chief of the Forest Service. …I recognize that I am the first Chief who did not come from or previously work within the agency, but I hope you will see that as I do—as a strength. …Working for state agencies in Montana and Idaho has given me a perspective on the role of the states in managing public trust lands and how that differs from goals and objectives in managing federal lands. My tenure at Idaho Forest Group gave me a deep understanding of markets and the role that raw material availability, quality and price play in being able to support a profitable forest products industry. …Studying forestry at the University of Montana gave me an academic’s view of the forest management, including wildlife management, watershed management and silviculture. …The Forest Service carries a fiduciary responsibility to the American public. We must steward tax dollars wisely…