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Mendocino Forest supervisor moving to Allegheny
MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – Mendocino National Forest Supervisor Sherry Tune has announced she will be leaving for a new job on the East Coast.
Tune has accepted the position as forest supervisor of the Allegheny National Forest in Warren, Penn.
Tune has served as the Mendocino National Forest supervisor for nearly three years, arriving in February 2012.
She has the distinction of being the first woman to serve as forest supervisor for the Mendocino National Forest.
“I have truly enjoyed my time on the Mendocino National Forest, working with the exceptional employees here and meeting so many of the partners, local officials and neighbors with an interest in their National Forest,” Tune said. “I will miss California and the unique experiences that made every day here rewarding.”
During her tenure on the Mendocino National Forest, Tune initiated FireScape Mendocino, a collaborative endeavor in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
The project is intended to guide ecological restoration, including hazardous fuels reduction, at a landscape scale and across boundaries.
Recently FireScape Mendocino completed their fourth public workshop and the fifth is anticipated to be held in January.
Tune will be moving to Pennsylvania with her husband and cats, reporting to her new assignment Monday, Nov. 17.
“I am looking forward to joining the Allegheny National Forest and engaging in great dialogue and connecting with the employees, communities and partners who enjoy the many benefits from this remarkable forest,” Tune said. “While my background is in western forests – from Saguaros to redwoods and coastal mixed conifer, I am excited for this new challenge and experiencing a different environment, ecosystem and climate.”
Prior to arriving on the Mendocino, Tune served as district ranger on the Monterey District of the Los Padres National Forest, following service as a deputy district ranger for the Coronado National Forest in Arizona.
Her career started as a clerk-typist in 1978 before transitioning to fire where she has extensive experience, including working on hotshot crews, leading a handcrew, serving as assistant forest fire management officer, an emergency center manager, fire planner, fuels program manager and fire ecologist.
Tune’s Forest Service experience also includes work as a certified timber cruiser, law enforcement officer, national training coordinator and union steward.
Her educational background includes studying landscape ecology at the University of Arizona.