Mark Rey

Mark Rey is an American former

Natural Resource Conservation Service.^[1]

Early life and education

Originally from Canton, Ohio, Rey has two Bachelor of Science degrees, in wildlife management and in forestry, and a Master of Science degree in natural resource policy and administration, all from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.^[2]

Career

Timber industry

From 1976 to 1984 he held several roles within the

American Forest and Paper Association

in 1992.

Undersecretary

In 1994, Rey became Chief of Staff to Senator

National Forest Management Act

, which would have made timber harvest levels mandatory while rendering environmental standards unenforceable.

Rey was the key author of the 1995 "Salvage Rider" which was attached to the

"salvage" harvests, which in many cases included logging of healthy green old-growth timber under the guise of protecting "forest health," in the Pacific Northwest.^[4]^[5]

From 1992 to 1994, as the Vice President of Forest Resources for the

environmental groups.^{[citation needed]} Throughout his career, he has opposed setting aside reserves for endangered species, while advocating logging quotas for old-growth forests, the imposition of fees for recreational use, and limiting public participation Forest Service planning. In February 2008, Rey was threatened with jail by federal judge Donald Molloy of Missoula for contempt of court.^{[citation needed]} Rey had been ordered to have the Forest Service evaluate the environmental impacts of air-dropped ammonium phosphate fire retardants that are known to harm fish. Rey initially refused to comply with the order, but agreed to cooperate only when faced with the prospect of prison time.^{[citation needed}

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Post-Undersecretarial Career

While continuing to work as a consulting lobbyist, Rey has taken up a career as a lecturer at Michigan State University since 2009. His teaching focuses on the field of natural resources policy.^[6] Rey has made use of connections obtained during his political career to facilitate the Demmer Scholars Program, a joint internship and class arrangement between University of Montana, Michigan State University and Mississippi State University. The program gives participating students work placements within federal natural resources agencies or non-governmental organizations (both nonprofit and for profit) operating in the natural resources policy arena in Washington, D.C.

References

^ "USDA Biographies". www.usda.gov. June 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007.
^ "Speaker biography: Mark Rey". Retrieved October 25, 2007.
^ "ViaSat Internet Service" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
^ High Country News, September 6, 1996 http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=2748
^ "NFN - Meet Mark Rey: The Fox in the Hen House". www.nativeforest.org. Archived from the original on September 6, 2002.
^ "Mark Rey". msu.edu. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

[1] "USDA Biographies". www.usda.gov. June 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007.

[2] "Speaker biography: Mark Rey". Retrieved October 25, 2007.

[3] "ViaSat Internet Service" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2007.

[4] High Country News, September 6, 1996 http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=2748

[5] "NFN - Meet Mark Rey: The Fox in the Hen House". www.nativeforest.org. Archived from the original on September 6, 2002.

[6] "Mark Rey". msu.edu. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

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