Eastern Idaho Supervisory Area (Idaho Falls) 
Katina Kienlen is the Eastern Area Administrative Assistant. Katina is an Idaho Falls native. After high school, Katina moved to San Diego, California, where she attended college and worked in mortgage banking for ten years. Katina recently moved back to Idaho Falls and has been working with the Department of Lands since 2007.
Tracy Behrens is a Resource Specialist, Senior - Range. He began his career with IDL in 1980 after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Range Management from the University of Idaho. Tracy began his career with IDL at the Eastern Idaho Area office, and then transferred to the Southwest Area office, Boise, in 1987. After spending several years working for the Range and Surface Leasing Bureau at the IDL Director’s Office in Boise, Tracy returned to the Eastern Idaho Area in June 2007. Tracy handles grazing and cropland issues in Lemhi, Clark, Fremont, Bonneville, Oneida and Power counties.
L. Keith Birch is a Resource Specialist, Fire Planning. Keith is an eastern Idaho native and has lived in Driggs for the past 32 years. He received a B.S. degree in Range Management/Forestry from Idaho State University in 1972. Keith spent 38 years with the U.S. Forest Service with assignments in Idaho, Montana and Nevada. He retired in 2002 as the Aviation and Fire Management Officer for the Caribou-Targhee N.F. His entire career was spent in range, forestry and fire management. He served over 25 years on National Incident Management teams and was a Type I National Incident Commander for several years. Keith currently manages the County-Rural Fire Cooperative Programs for the 16 counties in the Eastern Idaho Supervisory Area, a position he has held since 2002.
Ron Fryzowski is a Resource Supervisor for Timber/ Minerals. Ron earned a Bachelor of Science in Resource Management from the University of Idaho in 1982. He started his career with the Idaho Department of Lands in 1986 after several seasons working for the US Forest Service. He has worked for the Idaho Department of Lands as a resource manager in the Eastern Idaho Area, St. Joe Area, and Mica Area offices. Ron is responsible for supervising the timber, minerals and fire programs on the area.
Heath Hancock is a Lands Resource Supervisor - Range. Heath is a 1996 graduate of the University of Idaho. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Range Resources. After several seasons with the Bureau of Land Management, Heath began his career with the IDL Eastern Idaho Supervisory Area in 1999. Heath is responsible for supervising the grazing, cropland and lake protection programs on the Area.
Joe Larsen is a Lands Resource Specialist. Joe attended Idaho State University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Geology in 2004 and a Master of Science in Geology in 2007. Joe began his career with IDL in 2008 at the Eastern Idaho Area office working primarily in the minerals program, including administration of the Surface Mining Act. His area encompasses northern Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
Dale Murdock is a Weed Technician. Dale began working on the Eastern Idaho Area in 1998 after spending several years with the Idaho Department of Agriculture. He was born and raised in Eastern Idaho, and he continues to farm and ranch in the Mud Lake vicinity. Dale’s primary focus is our noxious weed program where he works with state land lessees and Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) to develop and implement cooperative weed control efforts. He typically works from late April through mid-November.
Richard O'Quinn is a Lands Private Forestry Specialist. In 1989 Rich earned an Associates Degree from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, and, in 1993, a Bachelors of Science degree in Forest Resource Management from the University of Montana. Rich worked for the United States Forest Service from 1991 to the spring of 1998. He then joined the Eastern Area office in 1998 as a seasonal Resource Manager. In November 1999, Rich accepted the position of Private Forestry Specialist and he currently works in that position.
Al Ruberry is a Lands Resource Specialist, Senior. Al joined the Eastern Idaho Area staff in early 2006 following twelve years with the Department of Water Resources as a Senior Water Resource Agent. Previous to his State of Idaho service, Al worked in the mining and petroleum industries in California and Nevada. Al is a graduate of both Idaho State and Boise State universities. Al works primarily in the minerals program, including administration of the Surface Mining Act. His area covers Bingham, southern Bonneville, Caribou, Bannock, Bear Lake, Franklin, Oneida and Power counties. Additionally, Al is responsible for administration of the Lake Protection Act on Bear Lake.
Krystle Wengreen is a Resource Specialist - Range. Krystle is originally from Buhl, Idaho. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Rangeland Ecology and Management from the University of Idaho in 2005. After that Krystle earned a Master of Science degree in Animal and Range Sciences from Montana State University in 2007. Her graduate work at Montana State University involved the conversion of crested wheatgrass stands to sagebrush grasslands to enhance sage-grouse habitat. Krystle began her career with IDL in 2008 at the Eastern Idaho Area office and handles grazing and cropland issues in Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Custer, Lemhi, Madison and Oneida counties.
Ryan Woodland is a Lands Resource Specialist, Senior - Range. Ryan attended Utah State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Rangeland Resources in 2003 and a Masters of Science in Range Science in 2008. Ryan's graduate work at USU involved using sheep as a biological agent to rejuvenate the vegetation within sagebrush steppe systems. Born, raised and still living in Blackfoot, Ryan and his wife have four children. He began working for IDL in 2006 and currently works with grazing and cropland issues in Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Butte, Caribou, Custer and Franklin counties.