New forester meets the public in the woods

New local forester Mike Dittenber leaves nothing to chance when helping people identify a leaf at the Gladwin County Recreation Area last week.
New local forester Mike Dittenber leaves nothing to chance when helping people identify a leaf at the Gladwin County Recreation Area last week.

GLADWIN

The Gladwin Conservation District held a “Meet the Forester” gathering last Tuesday at the Gladwin Recreation Area to introduce Mike Dittenber, who has been named Forest Assistance Program District Forester for Gladwin and Clare counties.

Dittenber did what foresters do, leading a group down a trail and into the woods.

He had visited the area previously to scout a path and said he had been “d…