Eric Veach was selected as the new Gifford Pinchot National Forest Supervisor, effective next Tuesday (May 26). Veach currently serves as the Superintendent of Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska. Veach began his permanent federal career as a Fisheries Biologist on the Payette National Forest, following several seasonal positions working for the U.S. Forest Service and the Nez Perce Tribe. For the past 20 years he’s worked for the National Park Service in Alaska in a variety of positions. Veach graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science.