The U.S. Forest Service has selected a new Forest Supervisor for the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.  Current Deputy Forest Supervisor Johanna Kovarik was chosen to lead the 1.32-million-acre forest by Pacific Northwest Regional Forester Glenn Casamassa.  Kovarik will begin in her new role as Forest Supervisor on February 21, relieving interim Forest Supervisor Donna Mickley.  Kovarik’s federal career began as an Interpretive Guide with the Student Conservation Association in the National Park Service.  Her first permanent Forest Service job was on the Tongass National Forest.  She joined the Gifford Pinchot National Forest’s leadership team as the interim Deputy Forest Supervisor in the fall of 2022.  Forest Service officials say throughout Kovarik’s time in district and forest leadership positions she has focused on the interdependent relationships between National Forests and neighboring communities.