A former county commissioner in Oregon has taken over
the reins of the Wyoming Outdoor Council. New executive director
Tom Throop was a commissioner in Deschutes County, Ore., where he
helped begin a recycling program and rewrite county land-use laws
to protect farmlands and forests. Throop, 47, who spent eight years
in the Oregon Legislature, says he accepted the job with the
1,300-member council because he has long wanted to work as an
advocate for natural resources. Money was not an inducement: He
will be paid $33,000 a year, $15,000 less than he earned as county
commissioner. The 27-year-old council spent three months looking
for a replacement for current director Stephanie Kessler, who will
remain half-time with the group. The council has five staff members
who oversee programs in recycling, public school education, state
legislative lobbying and land-use management. For more information,
write the Wyoming Outdoor Council, Lander, WY 82520
(307/332-7031).
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline From Oregon to Wyoming.
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