After a Career in Fisheries and Wildlife, ODFW Director Announces Retirement
Curt Melcher, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Director since 2014, has announced he is retiring effective April 1, 2024.
Melcher was formally appointed as director by the Fish and Wildlife Commission in February 2015; before that he served as interim director. He was reappointed to a third four-year term in February 2023.
Melcher grew up in northwest Oregon and graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.S. degree in Biology. He has been with ODFW since 1985, starting his ...
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