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Forest Service warns of active transformation, high fire risk; prescribed-burn review pending
Summary
U.S. Forest Service Forest Supervisor Donna Mickley briefed the Columbia River Gorge Commission on leadership and workforce changes at the national level, a forecast for an active 2025 fire season, and a pending review of a prescribed fire that escaped containment in the fall.
Donna Mickley, Forest Supervisor for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, told the commission May 13 that the U.S. Forest Service is undergoing “transformational changes” including workforce shifts and new leadership priorities under Chief Tom Schultz.
Mickley said Schultz — the first recent chief hired from outside the Forest Service with 25 years of land-management experience — emphasized…
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