According to a press release, Schultz is a graduate of the University of Montana's master's degree program in forestry. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree in political science from the University of Wyoming.

WASHINGTON, DC — The new head of the U.S. Forest Service has ties to Montana. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins named Tom Schultz to serve as the 21st chief of the USFS on Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has appointed Tom Schultz, of Idaho, as the country’s top forestry official. Schultz will serve as the 21st chief of the U.S. Forest Service, an agency under the U.