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From:Clerk of the Board
To:BOS
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Plumas National Forest Leadership Transition
Date:Wednesday, January 15, 2025 9:27:45 AM
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From: Hopson, Rick - FS, CA <Richard.Hopson@usda.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 5:30 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Cc: Ostomel, Caitlin - FS, CA <Caitlin.Ostomel@usda.gov>; Everest, Loren - FS, CA
<loren.everest@usda.gov>
Subject: Plumas National Forest Leadership Transition
Greetings, Butte County Clerk of the Board,
I would greatly appreciate you helping me share with our County Supervisors the message from our
Regional Forester (below) Jennifer Eberlien. Starting February 9th, in a few weeks, I will start as
your next Plumas Forest Supervisor. As you may be aware, Caitlin Ostomel has already started
permanently as the Deputy Forest Supervisor. We both look forward to continued collaboration and
dialog.
Best regards,
Rick
(RLT refers to Regional Leadership Team, our Forest Service region’s Forest Supervisors, Directors,
Deputies and Regional Forester’s Team)
From Jen Eberlien on 1/13/2025:
Rick Hopson will continue on the RLT but in a new role, as our new permanent Forest
Supervisor on the Plumas National Forest, starting in early February.
Rick is currently the Deputy Director of the Ecosystem Management staff within the
Pacific Southwest Region of the Forest Service. Prior to his current position, he was a
District Ranger on the Eldorado National Forest, Regional Hydrologist in the
Intermountain Region, and served in various hydrologist positions in Region 5,
including on the Sierra and Inyo National Forests and the Lake Tahoe Basin
Management Unit. In 2020 he served four months as the Acting Director of Grants
and Agreements and in 2024 as the Acting Ecosystem Management Director for the
Pacific Southwest Region. Rick received a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Minnesota, the state he is from, and a Master of Science degree in Forest
Hydrology from Oregon State University. In his free time, Rick enjoys exploring our
national forests, practicing yoga, and enjoys cooking (and eating) and spending time
with friends and family.
Rick Hopson
Acting Forest Supervisor
Forest Service
Plumas National Forest
p: 530-957-0330
richard.hopson@usda.gov
159 Lawrence Street
Quincy, CA 95971
www.fs.usda.gov
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