Alaska Community Forest Council

Alaska Community Forest Council, Kincaid Park, 8/12/11 (back row) Jim LaBau, Don Bertolette, Jim Smith, Lisa Moore, Patricia Joyner (Program Coordinator), Ozzie Osborn, Scott Stringer, Brent Hove, Francis McLaughlin, Christie Hite, Laura Charlton, Nickel LaFleur, (front) Stephen Nickel (Community Assistance Forester), John O'Brien; (left) Pat McArdle. Not shown: Curtis Stigall and Michael Rasy.

The Alaska Community Forest Council is a nonprofit organization with 15 members from across the state. Members advise the Division of Forestry on how to develop and deliver community forestry programs to Alaskans, support education, and encourage public involvement. Members make recommendations on the criteria, guidelines, and award of community forestry grants from the division. The council meets four times a year and holds regular teleconferences. All meetings are open to the public.

Alaska Community Forest Council Seeks New Members

Six seats are open in 2012: Seat D - Landscape Architect, Seat F - Construction / Right of Way, Seat H - Community Forestry/Beautification, Seat J - AK Cooperative Extension Service, Seats K and O - Members-at-Large.

Council members asked to attend all-day meetings four times each year, usually in Anchorage. Members serve on working committees, handle the normal business responsibilities of a nonprofit, and support the care of trees and forests in the towns where they live. Members attend orientation before the first meeting and are provided educational opportunities and hands-on training. Council members are reimbursed for travel expenses if applicable.

Completed applications are due no later than Monday, April 30, 2012. New appointees will be notified in late May and the terms begin on July 1, 2011. Questions about the council can be directed to Stephen Nickel: email or 907-269-8466.

2012 Community Forest Council Application

For information and a list of current members see the Community Forest Council Fact Sheet