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Director Miller Announces New Division Administrator for Forestry and Fire and Idaho State Forester
It’s a pleasure to inform you that Julia Lauch has been hired as the next IDL Division Administrator for Forestry and Fire, joining the IDL Executive Leadership Team. In addition, I will be delegating the title and responsibilities of the Idaho State Forester to Julia.
Julia has more than 20 years of experience in wildland fire and forestry with State natural resource agencies. She spent 11 years with the Oregon Department of Forestry prior to joining IDL in 2011 as an Assistant Fire Warden and then as the first South Idaho Fire Liaison, responsible for establishing the Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs) in Idaho.
Julia spent a couple of years as the Regional Operations Chief, South before taking 2 years off to stay home with her children while they were young. She returned to IDL 2020 to the position she’s in today, Deputy Fire Bureau Chief - Operations.
Julia studied Forest Management at Oregon State University (Go Beavers!) but has called Idaho home for quite a while now. Julia has thoroughly enjoyed fighting wildland fire across the west in many capacities, and prioritized building and maintaining relationships with partners and colleagues throughout the years that have contributed to a personally rewarding career thus far.
Julia lives in Boise with her children (9 and 7), who keep her busy with an ever-growing interest in sports as well as frequent household dance parties. As a family they also enjoy hiking, snow sports, and other activities that get them out enjoying the beautifully diverse natural environment.
Julia will begin in the position on January 6, 2025. Please welcome Julia to her new role!
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Idaho Land Board Announces a Merry $63 Million Distribution to Public Schools
The Land Board held its annual Christmas celebration in the capitol rotunda on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Capital Singers, an exclusive Capital High School choir performed adding a new layer of beauty to the atmosphere.
The Land Board presented a symbolic check to Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield and the high schools singers. Public schools are receiving a $63,039,600 distribution for the current school year, which is the largest portion of the $103,221,600 distributed to all endowment beneficiaries.
Funding for this distribution comes from money earned from managing endowment land and investments.
Fall Fire Meeting - Boise
IDL held its Fall Fire Meeting December 11-12 in Boise. The meeting focused on the administrative level of fire leadership. It was a time of in-depth discussion, lessons learned and shared ideas.
There were two session led by Stronger Families - Oxygen. One focused on "Mitigating Stress in First Responder Relationships", the second was on "Leading From Your Strengths."
Several sessions were spent on Lessons Learned, time was spent reviewing the Governor's Wildfire Report Recommendations and also Fire Strategic Plan Efforts. There was also brainstorming time and discussion regarding the Fire Master Agreement Impact regarding Fire Ownership/Coding on Non-Forested Private lands.
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