The Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
Thursday, February 19, 2009
4:00 p.m.
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A Talk by
Gail Kimbell, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service
"The Spirit of Conservation: Coming Together for the Greater Good"
in the Kroon Building-Burke Auditorium, 195 Prospect St., New Haven
Reception following the talk
Free and open to the public
Abigail (Gail) R. Kimbell became the 16th Chief of the Forest Service on February 4, 2007. As Chief, Kimbell has focused the agency's attention to Climate Change, Water, and Kids, emphasizing the importance of keeping forests and rangelands healthy.
Kimbell grew up in New England where she spent her formative years hiking, fishing, and camping on the White Mountain National Forest. She received a bachelor's degree in Forest Management from the University of Vermont in 1974 and a master's degree in forest engineering from Oregon State University in 1982.
She started her federal forestry career as a seasonal employee in 1973. She was a forester with the Bureau of Land Management in Medford, Oregon and joined the Forest Service as a pre-sale forester in Kodiak, Alaska. She has worked as a logging engineer, district planner, district ranger, and forest supervisor in positions in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Wyoming, and Colorado.
In May 2002, Kimbell moved to national headquarters as the associate deputy chief for the National Forest System. In December 2003, Kimbell was named as the Regional Forester for the Northern Region based in Missoula, Montana.
Kimbell and her husband, Ed Stryker, enjoy the great outdoors by camping, fishing, hiking, skiing, and flying. Ed is a pilot and a retired land surveyor. They have two miniature schnauzers.
Kimbell is a member of the Society of American Foresters.
