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Wisconsin - The outstanding Forest Supervisor for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Jeanne Higgins, today sent this email out to colleagues and forest stakeholders announcing her departure from the forest.  

Some of you have already heard that I will be leaving Wisconsin at the end of February. Last week I accepted a transfer to the Humboldt-Toyiabe National Forest in Eastern California and Nevada. It is with very mixed emotions that I leave Wisconsin. My time here on the Chequamegon-Nicolet NF has been some of the most rewarding of my career. Your passion for the northwoods of Wisconsin and your interest and willingness to work together to try and find solutions to the many issues that face our forests has been very inspiring. I know that we do not all agree on how our forests should be managed and our values may be somewhat different but one value I know we all share is that we care about our forests and want them to be healthy for whatever they provide for us.

This move will allow me to be closer to my family which I am very grateful for. The importance of family is another one of those values I am sure we all share.

I hope to see many of you before I depart the State, but if not I wish you the best until we meet again.

Jeanne Higgins

Forest Supervisor

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

I know that everyone wishes Jeanne the best out out west.  At least the weather will be better!