Kolarich promoted from district ranger to deputy forest supervisor

Clint Kolarich, who served as Wrangell's district ranger since June 2019, has moved to Ketchikan to work as one of the Tongass National Forest's two deputy forest supervisors. He officially stepped into the new job on Sept. 13.

District employee Austin O'Brien will step in as his interim replacement for the next 120 days.

In the Wrangell district, Kolarich was responsible for the management of the area's natural resources. "It's all the folks in the district that do the work," he said. "The district ranger is just there to support those folks."

During his four-and-a-half years as district rang...