Post by Logan on Feb 5, 2016 20:24:24 GMT -6
State senator to lead organization supporting federal land transfer
Montana state Sen. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, is the new CEO of the Utah-based American Lands Council, the chief organization pushing for transfer of federal lands to state control around the West.
Fielder, Montana’s leading figure in the transfer movement, replaces Utah Rep. Ken Ivory as head of the nonprofit. Ivory will become director of the “Free The Lands” project with public policy organization Federalism In Action, according to a news release.
“Sen. Fielder is genuinely committed to improving public land management and revitalizing depressed communities. She has a tremendous knowledge of the issues and is a great choice to carry on the important mission of the American Lands Council,” Ivory said in a statement.
Fielder, who has filed for re-election in Senate District 7, says that both her role as senator and CEO are part-time allowing her to work from Thompson Falls. The CEO position is voluntary and unpaid, she said.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/state-senator-to-lead-organization-supporting-federal-land-transfer/article_d2f282c1-be96-5f07-925f-da9ff995257d.html
Montana state Sen. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, is the new CEO of the Utah-based American Lands Council, the chief organization pushing for transfer of federal lands to state control around the West.
Fielder, Montana’s leading figure in the transfer movement, replaces Utah Rep. Ken Ivory as head of the nonprofit. Ivory will become director of the “Free The Lands” project with public policy organization Federalism In Action, according to a news release.
“Sen. Fielder is genuinely committed to improving public land management and revitalizing depressed communities. She has a tremendous knowledge of the issues and is a great choice to carry on the important mission of the American Lands Council,” Ivory said in a statement.
Fielder, who has filed for re-election in Senate District 7, says that both her role as senator and CEO are part-time allowing her to work from Thompson Falls. The CEO position is voluntary and unpaid, she said.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/state-senator-to-lead-organization-supporting-federal-land-transfer/article_d2f282c1-be96-5f07-925f-da9ff995257d.html