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Pisgah, Nantahala National forests get a new boss

A new forest supervisor, Kristin Bail, has been selected to head the national forests in North Carolina.

Bail brings a wealth of experience gleaned from more than 27 years of federal service with the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in Oregon, Arizona and Washington, D.C. She has previously served in the Bureau of Land Management’s national business and fiscal resources section and as the agency’s national policy and program lead for the 37 national monuments and national conservation areas.

Bail starts her new job May 21.

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