Walker's 'Chamber of commerce' WI DNR adds another industry figure

This time it's a forestry industry executive to manage the DNR's Forestry Division, according to a DNR news release:
Fred Souba Jr. has been appointed Chief State Forester by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The 40 year forest industry veteran will also serve as administrator for the DNR Division of Forestry.
Currently the owner and Senior Consultant of ProVision Forestry LLC, Souba brings a vast and unique set of skills and forestry experience to the position. Souba has been the chair of the Wisconsin Council on Forestry (exit DNR) for seven years. He has served as Vice President of Wood Supply and Sustainability for NewPage Corporation, which operated pulp and paper mills in Kentucky, Nova Scotia, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin and he brings an international perspective to the position having been the Vice President of Wood Supply U.S. for Stora Enso North America.
The DNR communications staff said the release up yesterday; the DNR's Forestry division webpage - -
Devil's Lake State Park
- - says the division administrator is Paul DeLong. He joined DNR in 2003.

Here is a link to earlier such industry-based DNR management appointments, and another.

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