Former Aspen-Sopris District Ranger Kevin Warner stands outside the newly renovated U.S. Forest Service visitor center in Carbondale on his last day working for the White River National Forest on Sept. 30. Warner spent 24 years with the Forest Service and cited disrespect for core values as a reason for his departure. Photo by Elizabeth Stewart-Severy/Aspen Journalism

After 24 years at the U.S. Forest Service, including nine months working two high-level jobs and trying to maintain morale while top federal administrators encouraged mass resignations, cut funding and pushed back against long-held values, Aspen-Sopris District Ranger Kevin Warner is leaving the White River National Forest.

Warner, who has accepted a position as Pitkin County’s construction and assets director, started w

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