Tom Schultz Named Chief of the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service

Washington, DC…U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced Tom Schultz will serve as the 21st chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. “Tom is the right person to lead the Forest Service right now, and I know he will fight every day to restore America’s national forests,” said Secretary Rollins. “Together, Tom and the incredible employees at the Forest Service will work to execute the agenda of President Donald J. Trump to make America’s forests healthy and productive again.”

Official portrait of Tom Schultz, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Chief on Feb. 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Upon being sworn in, Schultz will replace Chief Randy Moore, who recently announced his retirement in a message to all Forest Service employees after serving the agency for over four decades.

“I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be the next chief of the Forest Service. I will work tirelessly to further support and protect our rural communities. Working with our partners, we will actively manage national forests and grasslands, increase opportunities for outdoor recreation, and suppress wildfires with all available resources emphasizing safety and the importance of protecting resource values,” said incoming Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz. “Chief Moore has been a diligent public servant and has demonstrated his steadfast commitment to stewarding our national forests and grasslands. We thank him for his dedication and leadership.”

Kristin Sleeper, deputy under secretary for the Natural Resources and Environment mission area at USDA, added, “Schultz is a respected leader, who has more than 25 years of land management experience in the West and the South. I am excited to work closely with Secretary Rollins and him as we optimize our workforce and return to our fundamental mission of caring for the land and serving people.”

“Working to further healthier forests and a better Forest Service on behalf of the American people has been the honor of my life,” retiring Forest Service Chief Randy Moore said. “I am confident that Tom will continue to take steps to ensure the longevity, productivity, and splendor of our national forests and grasslands.”

The Forest Service Chief is responsible for the leadership and success in accomplishing the mission of the Forest Service. Established in 1905, the Forest Service manages 154 national forests and 20 grasslands across 43 states and is the foremost leader in federal forest management, research and development and wildland firefighting.

Schultz previously served as vice president of resources and government affairs at Idaho Forest Group, where he led timber procurement operations and managed relationships with government officials at all levels. A former U.S. Air Force officer, Schultz also served as director of the Idaho Department of Lands, overseeing the management of several million surface acres of endowment lands and minerals. He held leadership roles in Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, managing the Trust Lands and Water Resources Divisions.

Schultz holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree in political science from the University of Wyoming, and a master’s degree in forestry from the University of Montana.

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18 Responses to "Tom Schultz Named Chief of the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service"

  1. Anonymous   February 27, 2025 2:59 pm - at 2:59 pm

    Tom fire up the chainsaw and cut out the dead wood in your Dept.

    • Anonymous   March 3, 2025 3:17 pm - at 3:17 pm

      I can’t believe we lost the presidential election. I can’t believe we lost the House. I can’t believe we lost the Senate. I can’t believe we won’t be able to pack the Supreme Court. I can’t believe millions of democrat voters left our party. I can’t believe Heels High Harris blew $1,400,000,000 Dollars in 3 months. ONE BILLION FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN THREE MONTHS!! If only we had 4 to 5 Billion More Dollars we would of won and all of the Billionaires would of continued donating hundreds of millions to us.
      Where did we go wrong? Did our voters finally get a 6th grade education and learn that 99% of socialist politicians are full of shit and corrupt?

  2. Anonymous   February 27, 2025 4:17 pm - at 4:17 pm

    Only a matter of weeks before he is “fired” like the rest. Who in their right mind would allow themselves to be intimidated and worked-over by this cruel “president?? in title only”. Bless him for trying.

  3. Anonymous   February 27, 2025 4:59 pm - at 4:59 pm

    Finally someone with a background in the timber business!!! Time to get the excess fuel out of the forests

    • Anonymous   February 28, 2025 7:23 am - at 7:23 am

      and the dead wood in the dept.

  4. Anonymous   February 28, 2025 7:34 am - at 7:34 am

    Okay Tom, issue rakes to all citizens of this great country and have them rake the forest. Just like Dickhead Don said to!!!!!

    Hope Trump gets caught in a forest blaze and burns to death.

    • Anonymous   March 1, 2025 12:13 pm - at 12:13 pm

      is your ass still burning?

  5. Anonymous   February 28, 2025 10:22 am - at 10:22 am

    The trademark of this administration is the placing of billionaires, and lobbyists, industry heads into our federal agencies.
    This is a complete handing over of the people’s resources to corporate interests.
    The complete ignoring of our laws , as the don did in his first term (emoluments law) turning the office into a cash cow.
    He’s back, and immediately receiver $10million from the Chinese in the oval office. He openly takes bribes.
    The house has a bill to make bribes legal.
    All the laws against this are ignored.

    This is an openly criminal administration.

    • Anonymous   March 3, 2025 4:03 pm - at 4:03 pm

      Oh my goodness, someone should call Alvin Bragg and have him prosecute the Orange Man.
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  6. Anonymous   March 1, 2025 9:28 am - at 9:28 am

    DIE DONALD DIE

    • Anonymous   March 3, 2025 4:59 pm - at 4:59 pm

      Yeah, we want Biden back.

      Oh and thank you Joe and Gavin for giving DREAMERS a job in California.
      “The two top leaders of one of the biggest human smuggling rings that funneled 20,000 illegal migrants into the US since 2019 have been arrested in Los Angeles, authorities said”

  7. Anonymous   March 1, 2025 12:15 pm - at 12:15 pm

    Donald doing a great job, where’s the sloth biden?

  8. Emily Lawrence   March 3, 2025 2:29 am - at 2:29 am

    Donald trump is a criminal oligarch and is aligning himself with other world criminal oligarchs, like Putin, to dominate a peasant class by fear. He is not even pretending now. Cutting Svs for us, dismantling democracy, exploiting our labor and taxes to feed his insatiable greed. A world order run by the Mob. Wake up before it’s too late.

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  9. Anonymous   March 3, 2025 7:45 am - at 7:45 am

    In the last two weeks:

    1. biggest drop in retail sales in nearly two years
    2. biggest drop in personal spending since Feb 2021
    3. jobless claims, biggest gain in five months

  10. Anonymous   March 3, 2025 3:07 pm - at 3:07 pm

    I’m the only guy who could beat Trump.
    I have the most transparent administration in history.
    The Afghanistan withdrawal was done perfectly.
    The buck stops with me, the president. It was Trump’s fault. It’s the Republicans fault. It’s the greedy gas stations fault. It’s the greedy supermarkets fault. It’s the greedy oil Corporations fault. Inflation is transitory. The border is not open, it’s secured. My son has never done anything wrong. My family has never made any money from my name. My son died in Afghanistan. Today I ordered a Reaper Drone for a Righteous Kill of 8 children and 2 adults responsible for killing 13 US Military personnel…oh, it’s Trump’s Fault. That was just in my first 6 months . There’s thousands of more things that was the Republicans fault.

    • Anonymous   March 3, 2025 3:10 pm - at 3:10 pm

      lol, but now it’s Biden’s fault?!?!

  11. Anonymous   March 6, 2025 7:30 am - at 7:30 am

    RAGA!!! Rake America Great Again

    Because Trump is a real TOOL!