Kolarich Joins Bighorn National Forest as Acting Forest Supervisor

Andrew Johnson, Bighorn National Forest Supervisor is temporarily filling in as the Deputy Lead on the Wildfire Risk Reduction Infrastructure Team within the Office of the Chief in Washington, DC. According to information from the Bighorn National Forest Service, Clint Kolarich, a District Ranger for the Tongass National Forest in Wrangell, Alaska, is filling in during Johnson’s absence. Kolarich is familiar with the area as he and his wife maintain a home in the Shields Valley of Montana. He has been a permanent Forest Service employee for 16 years and prior to that was a seasonal firefighter for over 10 years. While most of his experience in the early part of his career was in fire and fuels management, prior to becoming a district ranger, he worked as a regional NEPA interdisciplinary team leader in Montana.

Collateral duties include working as an agency administrator and participating as a member of the Regional Line Officers Team (RLOT) for Region 10 in Alaska, the National Line Officers Team (NLOT), and as a Line Officer Representative for the National Fire Leadership Council (NFLC). Kolarich has served the agency as a facilitator and has worked with many leadership teams, programs, and organizations in that role, including the Northern Region – Leadership Team, the Helena – Lewis and Clark Forest Leadership Team, and Farm Bill collaborative groups.