VERNAL — The Ashley National Forest has appointed Jeff Schramm as forest supervisor effective Dec. 5. He replaces John Erickson, who retired.

Schramm comes to the Ashley National Forest with 25 years of Forest Service experience. Since 2009, he served as district ranger for the Heber-Kamas area of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Prior to that, he was the district ranger in the Flaming Gorge area on the Ashley National Forest in Manila.

Schramm has also served as the ecosystems staff officer, small-sales forester and timber sales administrator for the Idaho City Ranger District of the Boise National Forest. He was also a forestry technician for the North Fork Ranger District of the Clearwater National Forest.

Schramm holds a bachelor’s degree in forest management from Utah State University.