FORESTS: 'Lightning rod' undersecretary looks back without regrets

http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2009/01/20/12

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/06/06greenwire-career-conservationist-picked-to-oversee-fores-19116.html

Career conservationist picked to oversee Forest Service.
President Obama nominated a career Agriculture Department employee yesterday to a political post overseeing the Forest Service and farmland conservation programs.
If confirmed by the Senate, Homer Lee Wilkes -- currently the Mississippi state conservationist and a 28-year veteran of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) -- would be undersecretary for natural resources and environment. The post directs the Forest Service and conservation projects at NRCS.
The selection of a career NRCS employee for the job is a shift from the previous two administrations. Jim Lyons, who had worked on forestry issues on Capitol Hill and for the Society of American Foresters, held the post during the Clinton administration. A former timber lobbyist, Mark Rey, held the job in the Bush administration.

So What Happens to Turkeys after Pardons???

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008439460_apfeapetscreatureturkeys.html


"At Thanksgiving, turkeys are in the spotlight, but not all of them end up on our tables.

One lucky bird is appointed National Thanksgiving Turkey, appearing at the White House and getting an official pardon from the president.

It's the high point of a turkey's career. But once he's whisked off the stage, what happens? "