A jumble of changes at the nation’s land-management
agencies leaves two top posts empty. The opening at the Bureau of
Land Management will be filled temporarily by Sylvia Baca, a New
Mexico native. Baca’s permanent job is as deputy assistant
secretary for Land and Minerals Management, also in the Interior
Department. She replaces Michael Dombeck, who will head the Forest
Service, replacing former Chief Jack Ward Thomas (HCN,
1/20/97).
At the National Park Service, Roger
Kennedy’s recent resignation as director creates an opening no one
may covet. Whoever gets the post will inherit a large maintenance
backlog and the task of managing a steep increase in park use.
Kennedy says he will stay on for several months to give the Clinton
administration a chance to find a replacement. Because of the
recently passed Omnibus Parks bill, Kennedy’s replacement will be
the first director to require Senate
confirmation.
* Sarah
Dry
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