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Nevada’s State Forester Nominated as 1st Woman to Lead Oregon Forestry Department
If confirmed, Kacey KC would lead Oregon's forestry agency managing 745,000 acres and a $702 million budget, becoming its first permanent female head.
- On January 22, 2026, Governor Tina Kotek nominated Kacey KC as Oregon State Forester; the Senate Committee on Rules will vet her in February before confirmation and a March 1 start.
- After Cal Mukumoto's January 2025 resignation, the Oregon Department of Forestry faced financial strain and scandal, while Senate Bill 1051 shifted nominating power from the Board of Forestry to Governor Kotek.
- KC brings decades of forestry leadership, with over 25 years' experience and Nevada State Forester since 2018; Governor Tina Kotek praised her 'get-it-done' management and partnership-building skills.
- If confirmed, KC would oversee wildfire protection across 16 million acres and manage 745,000 acres of state forestland, leading the Oregon Department of Forestry with roughly 1,400 employees and a $702 million budget.
- After a year-long search that produced an out-of-state candidate, Kacey KC's nomination marks the first permanent female leadership of the 115-year-old Oregon Department of Forestry as the Oregon community awaits the Senate's decision next month amid political controversies over mandates, finances and workplace conduct.
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Governor Kotek names Nevada's state forester as the first woman to lead Oregon's Department of Forestry
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. -- After a year-long search, Gov. Tina Kotek has chosen Nevada’s state forester to take the helm of the Oregon Department of Forestry. Kacey KC would be the first woman to permanently hold the director’s position in the 115-year-old agency’s history. The Oregon Senate would need to
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