American Rivers CEO Is Nominated for Interior Assistant Secretary Post

Published: June 9, 2011

President Obama has nominated the leader of a conservation group to be the Interior Department’s next assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, a position that oversees national parks and the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rebecca Wodder, who since 1995 has served as CEO of American Rivers, a national river conservation group, was picked to replace Tom Strickland, who left Interior for the private sector in early January.

Wodder’s selection is seen as a nod to environmental groups and could draw opposition from some…more here