Forest Service vet is new Uinta chief

PROVO — A 17-year Forest Service veteran has been selected as the new supervisor of the Uinta National Forest.

Brian A. Ferebee will oversee the management of the Uinta National Forest's 900,000 acres.

Ferebee replaces Pete Karp, who retired in January after nearly 15 years as supervisor of the forest. Dan Dallas had been serving as interim Uinta National Forest supervisor.

Ferebee, a North Carolina native, most recently was serving as the deputy forest supervisor of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands in Pueblo, Colo.

"I understand the important responsibility we have as stewards of public lands," he said. "I look forward to working with the Uinta National Forest employees and the many groups that utilize the Uinta National Forest and its resources."

During his 17 years with the Forest Service, Ferebee's assignments have included the Emmett Ranger District of the Boise National Forest in Idaho and the Salt Lake, Kamas and Logan Ranger Districts of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest as a wildlife biologist and district ranger. He also served as the wildlife program manager in the Intermountain Regional office in Ogden.

"We welcome Brian back to the Intermountain Region," said Jack Troyer, Intermountain Regional forester. "The Uinta is a unique national forest, and Brian's knowledge and background with the state of Utah will greatly benefit the Uinta and the communities that surround it."

The Uinta National Forest stretches along the Wasatch Front from Point of the Mountain southward to Nephi. The eastern portion of the forest covers most of Wasatch County, including Strawberry and Currant Creek reservoirs.