Show R Manti Maii m LaSal Forest Fores Head I I I J t I I I r t p I I. I tj 1 4 p r p d dGeorge I I I t f George L L. Burnett new supervisor of the LaSal Manti-LaSal National Forest took over duties in Iris Price office the first of the year A veteran F Forester rester he takes over the Supervisors Supervisor's duties from James 0 O. Stewart who retired retired retired re re- tired recently George L. L Burnett has been selected to be the new supervisor supervisor supervisor super- super visor of the Manti-LaSal Manti National Na National Na- Na J Forest it was announced Saturday by C. C J. J Olsen Re Regional Regional Regional Re- Re gional Forester He replaces former Supervisor sor James O. O Stewart who re retired retired retired re- re tired recently Headquarters for forthe forthe forthe the Manti-LaSal Manti National Forest are at Price The new forest supervisor comes conies to the Intermountain Re Region Region Re- Re gion glon from the California Region with headquarters at San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco where he was assistant chief of grazing He received his B. B S. S degree h in forestry at Oregon State College College College Col Col- lege in 1934 and is is' a native of Oregon He was a seasonal fire control employee of the Forest Service in 1931 until 1934 when he was appointed a range management man- man Hu technician in the Rocky n 0 Mountain Region He also served served served ed as foreman on general forestry activities and was promoted promoted promoted pro pro- to district forest ranger on the Gunnison National Forest Forest Forest For For- est in Colorado in 1935 serving lug ing also as ranger on the Montezuma Montezuma Montezuma Mon- Mon National Forest now part of oC the Uncompahgre National Na National Na- Na Honal Forest Colorado from 1943 to 1945 Mr Burnett was promoted general forestry staff officer on the Trinity National Forest California Region in 1945 and served as range management staff officer also on the Modoc l National Forest California from 1947 to 1949 when he was promoted promoted promoted pro pro- to to assistant grazing glazing chief for the California Region I ii- ii Regional Forester Olsen said that Mr Burnetts Burnett's background in use multiple-use national forest management with emphasis on grazing administration qualifies him Ideally for the supervisor- supervisor ship of oC the Manti-LaSal Manti an im important important important im- im watershed and grazing unit in Utah The new supervisor his wife and md children will move to their now nl nett home in Price the first of nf u u February Mr and Mrs Burnett Burnett Burnett Bur Bur- nett have twin daughters 17 and Marialyce and a ason son sn George 16 o 0 1 |