Gov. Butch Otter has named two new members to the Idaho Fish & Game Commission: Derick Attebury of Idaho Falls, who succeeds Kenneth Anderson of Rigby, and Daniel Blanco of Moscow, to succeed Fred Trevey of Lewiston; both of the previous commissioners’ terms had expired. If the appointees are confirmed by the Idaho Senate in January, they’ll serve four-year terms.

Attebury is an irrigation company operations manager and an avid hunter and angler; Blanco is a tent salesman and former career services director for the University of Idaho; he also has a master’s degree in public administration emphasizing environmental management from the University of South Dakota.

“It’s always gratifying when engaged and concerned citizens step up to take on the responsibilities of managing our precious public resources ,” Otter said in a statement. “Few duties are more important to Idahoans, and few positions in state government are more demanding.Derick and Daniel are committed to helping advance Fish and Game’s mission of preserving, protecting, perpetuating and managing Idaho’s wildlife for future generations of sportsmen.”