"One piece of evidence that Perdue hasn’t given forestry much thought is a report that Tom Tidwell, a career forester who currently heads the U.S. Forest Service, plans to stay in his job."

The Chief of the Forest Service is a position that historically not been an automatic political appointee position.  Not sure how the editors arrived at the conclusion that Chief Tidwell remaining in his position is indicative of any policy positions Perdue has on forestry.  The reality is that most Ag Secretaries are from an agricultural background and often have little background  (and little interest) in forestry/Forest Service issues.