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State officials name new Idaho Dept. of Lands director

Dustin Miller has been a member of Gov. Otter's Natural Resources Cabinet since 2012. He began his career as a wildland firefighter.
Credit: Courtesy Idaho Dept. of Lands

BOISE — Idaho officials have named a new director to lead a state agency that manages 2.4 million acres of state endowment lands that generate money mostly for public schools.

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and other members of the Idaho Land Board on Friday selected Dustin Miller to lead the Idaho Department of Lands.

Miller has been the administrator of the Governor's Office of Species Conservation and a member of the Governor's Natural Resources Cabinet since 2012.

He has a bachelor's degree in environmental science from the University of Idaho. He started his career as a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service.

At the Idaho Department of Lands, he'll lead more than 320 full-time employees and 250 seasonal employees.

Mitchell succeeds Tom Schultz, who stepped down as IDL director in January 2018 to become vice president of governmental affairs and community outreach for Idaho Forest Group.

David Groeschl served as acting director after Schultz's resignation.

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