The nine-member Alaska Board of Forestry advises the state on forest practices issues and provides a forum for discussion and resolution of forest management issues on state land. The board also reviews all proposed changes to the Alaska Forest Resources and Practices Act and its regulations. Board members are appointed by the governor for three-year terms and represent a variety of forest-related interests. The Alaska Forest Resources and Practices Act established the Alaska Board of Forestry (AS 41.17.041).

• Board of Forestry Fact Sheet

Board of Forestry Updates

• Update 1, January 2020: Wildland Fire

Alaska Board of Forestry Members

Norman McDonald, Ex-officio Chair
Acting State Forester, Email

Bill Morris
Fish/Wildlife Biology - Non-Governmental, Fairbanks

Denise Herzog
Mining Organization, Fairbanks

John Rusyniak
Recreation, Tok

Keith Coulter
Forester Non-Governmental, Glenallen

Eric Nichols
Forest Industry Trade Association, Ketchikan

Randy Bates
Commercial Fishery, Juneau

Nathan Lojewski
Native Corporation, Anchorage

Brian Kovol
Environmental Organization, Anchorage

Minutes

Minutes from previous Board of Forestry meetings are available below

• February 28, 2024 DRAFT
• August 1, 2023 DRAFT
• February 16, 2023 DRAFT
• October 20, 2022 FINAL
  

• November 10, 2021 FINAL
• August 3, 2021 FINAL
• February 23, 2021 FINAL
• December 8, 2020 FINAL
• August 25, 2020 FINAL
• March 17, 2020 FINAL
• December 3, 2019 FINAL
• August 28, 2019 FINAL
• April 3, 2019 FINAL
• November 14, 2018 FINAL
• August 8 & 10, 2018 FINAL
• February 23, 2018 FINAL
• November 29, 2017 FINAL
• August 1, 2017 FINAL
• April 14, 2017 FINAL
• December 13, 2016 FINAL
• August 10-11, 2016 FINAL
• March 1, 2016 FINAL
• November 12, 2015, FINAL
• July 28-29, 2015 FINAL
• March 23-24, 2015 FINAL
• December 9, 2014 FINAL
• August 13-15, 2014 FINAL
• March 19-20, 2014 FINAL
• November 12-13, 2013 FINAL
• August 12-13, 2013
• March 26-27, 2013
• December 14, 2012 Teleconference
• November 8-9, 2012
• August 15-16,2012
  

Fieldtrip Photo Gallery

• August 2018

Annual Board and Agency Reports

Each year, the departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Conservation, and Fish and Game report to the Board of Forestry on the effectiveness of the Alaska Forest Resources and Practices Act (FRPA) and its regulations. Based on these documents and other information, the Board then reports to the Governor on FRPA effectiveness.

• 2023 Board of Forestry Annual report to the Governor
• 2023 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2023 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2023 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry

• 2022 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2022 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2022 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2022 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2021 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2021 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2021 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2021 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2020 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2020 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2020 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2020 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2019 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2019 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2019 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2019 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2018 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2018 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2018 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2018 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2017 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2017 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2017 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2017 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2016 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2016 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2016 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2016 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2015 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2015 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2015 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2015 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2014 DNR Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2014 DEC Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2014 ADF&G Annual Report to the Board of Forestry
• 2014 Board of Forestry Annual Report to the Governor
• 2013 DNR Annual report to the Board of Forestry
• 2013 DEC Annual report to the Board of Forestry
• 2013 ADF&G Annual report to the Board of Forestry
• 2013 Board of Forestry Annual report to the Governor

Presentations to the Board of Forestry

• 2022 FRPA Compliance Monitoring Report by Pat Palkovic, February 16, 2023
• Planning For Alaska's State Lands by Monica Alvarez, February 16, 2023
• Southeast Alaska Defliator Update by Jason Moan, February 16, 2023

• Expanding Fuel Breaks to Benefit Wildlife Habitat by Sue Rodman, October 20, 2022
• Local Use Lumber Programs an Alaskan Potential by Douse and Morris October 20, 2022
• National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting 2022 by Ashley List October 20, 2022
• Regional Forestes Update by Jeremy Douse October 20, 2022
• Tanana Valley State Forest FYSTS by Jeremy Douse October 20, 2022
• Tanana Valley State Forest Managmenet Plan Revision by Ashley List October 20, 2022
• Local Use Lumber Programs by Morris and Rinke, February 23, 2022
• Forestry Activities on SE AK Native Lands by Doig, February 23, 2022
• Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan update by List, February 23, 2022
• Spruce Beetle Outbreak Status by Moan, February 23, 2022
• Regional Foresters Update, Jeremy Douse (Northern RF) and Hans Rinke (Coastal RF), November 10, 2021
• 2021 Fire Update, Norm McDonald (DOF), November 10, 2021
• DOF Research Projects, Miho Welton, November 10, 2021
• Fire, Research, Development, & Application Committee Research Projects, Jennifer Barnes, November 10, 2021
• Hazardous Fuels Projects, Darren Finley, November 10, 2021
• Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan Revision, Ashley List, November 10, 2021
• Recreation projects update, Alison Arians (DOF), November 10, 2021
• Regional Forester updates, Jeremy Douse (Northern RF) and Hans Rinke (Coastal RF), August 3, 2021
• 2021 Fire Update, Sarah Saarloos (DOF), August 3, 2021
• FLUPs and BIFs: Presentation on HB 98 and SB 85, Helge Eng (DOF), August 3, 2021
• Trails projects update, Alison Arians (DOF), August 3, 2021
• Phytosanitary inspections for timber exports, Curtis Knight, DNR Division of Agriculture, February 23, 2021
• Recreation updates, including Long Trail and Governor’s bond proposal, Chris Beck, Alaska Trails Initiative, February 23, 2021
• Regional Forester updates, Jeremy Douse (Northern RF) and Hans Rinke (Coastal RF), February 23, 2021
• Windthrow prediction in riparian buffers: final report, Greg Albrecht, ADFG, February 23, 2021
• NRCS overview, Chris Tcimpidis, NRCS, February 23, 2021
• Northern Region Timber Program, Jeremy Douse, Northern Regional Forester, DOF, December 8, 2020
• The Great American Outdoors Act Overview, Danielle Okst, Council of Western State Foresters, December 8, 2020
• Unclogging the Federal Outdoor Recreation Pipelines, Chris Beck, Alaska Trails, December 8, 2020
• Fairbanks’s First Firewood Drying Kiln, Chad Schumacher, Aurora Energy Solutions, December 8, 2020
• Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection’s Wildland Fire and Aviation Program, Norm McDonald, Chief of Fire, DOF, December 8, 2020
• The McKinley Fire: Rebuilding and Lessons Learned, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, September 28, 2020
• Tongass Young Growth mapping an applied example using LIDAR, Brian Kleinhenz, Terra Verde, August 25, 2020
• Northern Region Timber Program, Jeremy Douse, Northern Regional Forester, DOF, August 25, 2020
• California Cap and Trade Carbon Offsets in Alaska, Nathan Lojewski, Chugachmiut, August 25, 2020
• Responsible Sourcing, Rob Brooks, Rob Brooks & Associates, LLC, March 17, 2020
• DOF’s “Take Time to Learn Before You Burn” Campaign, Stephanie Bishop, DOF, December 3, 2019
• Rosie Creek Forestry Road & Recreation Partnership, Alison Arians, DOF, December 3, 2019
• Possibilities for Alaska timber lands to support Trails/Recreation, Chris Beck, Agnew::Beck, LLC, August 28, 2019
• Windthrow Prediction in Timber Harvest Riparian Buffers in Southeast Alaska, Update and Discussion: Greg Albrecht, ADFG Habitat, August 28, 2019
• Building a Stronger Alaskan Economy through a Trails Initiative, Agnew::Beck, April 3, 2019
• Windthrow in Southeast Alaska, ADFG Habitat, April 3, 2019
• Alaska Trails Initiative, Agnew::Beck, November 14, 2018
• Basic Ethics Training for Boards & Commissions, Dept of Law, November 14, 2018
• Carbon projects with Native Corporations, Terra Verde, November 14, 2018
• Results of 2018 spruce beetle survey in south-central Alaska, November 14, 2018
• Fairbanks North Star Borough, Air Quality & Wood Energy, August 8, 2018
• Fairbanks/Delta Area Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Update, August 8, 2018
• Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game, Managing boreal forest for timber and wildlife in the Tanana Valley, August 8, 2018
• Tok Area Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Update, August 10, 2018
• Landslide Standards Implementation Group Update, November 29, 2011
• Fairbanks North Star Borough, Air Quality and Wood Energy, November 29, 2011
• Dept. of Environmental Conservation: Air Quality Regulations for Wood-burning devices, November 29, 2011
• Alaska Energy Authority Biomass Program Updates, November 29, 2011
• Alaska Div. of Agriculture, State of Alaska Invasive Species Programs, November 30, 2011
• Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game, Use of the Endangered Species Act in Alaska, November 30, 2011

Contact Information

For more information on the Board of Forestry or for individuals wishing to be added to the Board's mailing list or receive future announcements of Alaska Board of Forestry meetings, by e-mail or in hard copy, contact Shannon Miller at (907) 269-8476 or shannon.miller@alaska.gov.