Alaska Community Forest Council to meet via Zoom on March 11

The Alaska Community Forest Council (ACFC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Friday, March 11, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. Members of the public who would like to join the meeting should contact the Community Forestry Program at communityforestry@alaska.gov for Zoom login details.

Agenda items include Invasive species response, project development and committee updates.

The council is a nonprofit organization and advisory body to the Division of Forestry that works to improve Alaskans' quality of life by expanding and caring for urban and community forests. The council promotes the management of trees and forests within communities to maximize the economic, environmental and social benefits that trees provide.

Information about the council and the Division of Forestry's Community Forestry Program is available on the web at http://forestry.alaska.gov/community/council or by contacting the Community Forestry Program office at 296-8465, communityforestry@alaska.gov or by contacting Meg Burgett, Chair, Alaska Community Forest Council at (907) 315-9339, tripleb@mtaonline.net

CONTACT: Josh Hightower, 907-269-8466, communityforestry@alaska.gov