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Bonners Ferry hydrologist gets his own forest |
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December 13, 2017 |
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A former hydrologist on the Bonners Ferry Ranger
District, Dale Deiter, has been selected as the
new Forest Supervisor for the Prescott National
Forest in Arizona. Dale’s reporting date is
January 8. He replaces Teresa Chase, who
retired in March 2017.
Deiter is coming to Prescott from the
Bridger-Teton National Forest in Jackson,
Wyoming, where he has been Jackson District
Ranger since 2007.
Deiter grew up in Arizona and New Mexico where
his dad, Jerry Deiter, was a District Ranger on
the Gallup, El Rito, Clifton and Sierra Vista
Ranger Districts with the Forest Service. In
1984, Deiter started his career with the Forest
Service and spent three seasons as a Wildland
Firefighter on the Gila National Forest and one
season as a wildlife technician on the
Bridger-Teton while attending college at
Northern Arizona University (NAU).
Deiter received a Bachelor and Master of Science
in Forestry from NAU. From 1989 to 2000, he
worked as a pre-sale forester and then as a
hydrologist for the Bonners Ferry Ranger
District on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.
Deiter then worked on the Fishlake National
Forest in Utah as Forest Hydrologist.
“I enjoy working through complex natural
resource issues and greatly value connecting
communities, partners and youth with their
public lands,” said Deiter. “I have many years
left in my career and look forward to spending
them engaging with the communities that claim
the Prescott National Forest as their back
yard.“
Dale is married, with three children ages 24, 20
and 17. In his spare time, he enjoys mountain
and road biking, hiking, hunting, fishing and
skiing. Dale is excited about joining the
Prescott National Forest and returning home to
Arizona. |
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