COWBOY STATE DAILY • June 4, 2025
Michael Boren, an Idaho rancher and tech billionaire who has a history of clashing with the U.S. Forest Service, has been nominated to oversee the agency. If confirmed he would be in charge of nearly 200 million acres of public lands. Similar to the Bureau of Land Management, the USFS issues permits for energy development, logging and livestock grazing on public lands, while also fighting wildfires and managing recreational uses such as hiking and off-roading.