Governor John R. Kasich announced on June 29, 2015, the appointment of Professor David M. Hix to the Forestry Advisory Council. Hix will serve until February 2018 on the Council, which may advise and make recommendations to the Chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry concerning forestry practices and programs in the state, including programs of the Division, and may assist the Division in promoting cooperation on forestry practices and programs with other agencies, political subdivisions, and private interests.