FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2008
Information Contact:
Erin O'Connor (801) 625-5331
David Olson (208) 373-4105
Cecilia Seesholtz Named Boise National Forest Supervisor
 OGDEN, UT March 25, 2008—Cecilia
Seesholtz, currently the Deputy Forest Supervisor of
the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon, will be the
new Supervisor of the Boise National Forest in Boise,
Idaho, Forest Service officials announced today.
As Forest Supervisor of the Boise National Forest,
Seesholtz, 44, will have the responsibility for managing
2.6-million acres of National Forest land in southwest
Idaho. The Forest, which is comprised of five Ranger
Districts and the Lucky Peak Nursery, is known for outstanding
recreation opportunities and a wide variety of multiple
use activities.
“Cecilia’s broad experience and the high
caliber of her work make her the perfect fit for the
issues, the communities, and the resources of the Boise
National Forest,” said Intermountain Regional
Forester Harv Forsgren. “I am excited to have
such an experienced manager to provide the necessary
leadership for the many complex issues faced by the
Boise National Forest. Cecilia’s high energy and
commitment to work with people who hold divergent points
of view will serve her and the Boise well."
Seesholtz began her career with the Forest Service
in 1983 as a student trainee forester on the Nez Perce
National Forest in central Idaho. Between 1986 and 1989
she held various jobs as a Timber Forester on the Nez
Perce. In 1990 Seesholtz moved to the Clearwater National
Forest, also in central Idaho, to be the Forest’s
Environmental Coordinator. Between 1993 and 2006 she
held various positions on National Forests in Michigan,
Arizona and New Mexico, including a seven year assignment
as District Ranger on the Carson National Forest in
New Mexico. She has been the Deputy Forest Supervisor
for the Deschutes National Forest since 2006.
Seesholtz has a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest
Management from Northern Arizona University.
“I am honored to have been selected as the Boise
Forest Supervisor," said Seesholtz. "I am
thrilled to have the opportunity to return to Idaho
and I look forward to working with the communities,
partners and employees of the Boise National Forest."
Seesholtz’s hobbies include hunting, fishing,
quilting and music. Her husband David, also a Forest
Service employee, will continue his work for the Pacific
Northwest Research Station from Boise.
Seesholtz will begin work at the Boise National Forest
on May 12. She replaces Dick Smith, who retired in January.
Frank Guzman who has been acting Forest Supervisior since
then, will return as the Boise Deputy Forest Supervisor,
a job he has held since late 2006.
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