The Chadron-based Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands has filled the position of Wall District Ranger – and it might take him a little while to get used to the weather in central South Dakota.
Carl Frey has spent the past 8 years as a wildlife biologist for USDA-Wildlife Services with his last 2 duty stations Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean, and the Guam/Western Pacific Theater – where he was a supervisory wildlife biologist.
Most of Frey’s career, though, has been in cooler climates. He also served in Nevada, eastern Washington, and Afghanistan with the USDA and before that was a biologist with the Idaho Dept of Fish and Game.
In Idaho, he was part of a partnership with USDA NRCS and FSA that used Farm Bill funding to improve habitat for mule deer and upland birds.
Frey is originally from southwest Michigan and earned his bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources with fish and wildlife emphasis from Northland College in northern Wisconsin in 2004.
Frey describes himself as “an avid outdoorsman (who enjoys) hunting, fishing, camping, and exploring wild places on two wheels or two feet.” He also enjoys spending time with friends, family, and his dog.
Frey says he’s looking forward to meeting everyone in the Wall Ranger District and hearing about all the great resources the area has to offer, “hopefully around a campfire.”