Citizens Sought for Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee

Release Date: Jan 31, 2013

Individuals from communities in and around the Willamette Valley and Central Oregon coast interested in becoming members of the Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee are encouraged to fill out an application form by February 28, 2013.

The Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee consists of 15 members and three non-voting alternates representing a wide array of interest. Committee duties include reviewing proposed land management projects on, or adjacent to, the Siuslaw National Forest. The committee recommends funding up to $1 million of forest management projects and coordinates with land management agency and county officials.

Committee members serve upon appointment by the Secretary of Agriculture without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses. Members must be Oregon residents, preferably, but not necessarily, living in Yamhill, Tillamook, Lincoln, Benton, Lane, Douglas or Coos counties.
Interim Forest Supervisor George Buckingham emphasized, “I am very interested and committed to ensuring members of the Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee represent the diversity of our communities.”

The geographic boundary of the Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee covers the entire Siuslaw National Forest.

Members of the Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee are split equally between the following three categories. There may also be a non-voting replacement member in each category, ready to fill a permanent vacant position upon approval. Appointments to the Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee are based on the applications received, striving to appoint members who have demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively with others of different viewpoints.

Specifically, the composition of each Resource Advisory Committee is to be balanced according to the following three interest categories:

Category A: (five regular members and one replacement) who represent one or more of the following interests:

• Organized labor or non-timber forest product harvester groups
• Developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle, commercial recreation
• Energy and mineral development
• Commercial or recreational fishing
• Commercial timber industry
• Federal grazing permit holders or land use permit holders with the Resource Advisory Committee area.

Category B: (five regular members and one replacement) who represent on or more of the following interests):

• Nationally recognized environmental organizations
• Regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations
• Dispersed recreation
• Archaeological and historical interest
• National or regionally recognized wild horse or burro groups, wildlife or hunting organizations or watershed associations

Category C: (five regular members and one replacement) who represent one or more of the following interests):

• State-elected office holders
• County or local elected officials
• American Indian tribal representatives from tribes within or adjacent to Resource Advisory Committee areas
• School officials or teachers
• Citizens representing the affected public at large

To obtain an application packet or additional information, please visit the Siuslaw national Forest web site at: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/siuslaw/rac or from any Forest Service office.

Applications must be received hard copy no later than 4:30 p.m. February 28, Attn: Joni Quarnstrom, Siuslaw National Forest Headquarters, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331. Applications must contain original signatures.

For more information, contact George Buckingham, acting Designated Federal Official, 541-750-7008, or Joni Quarnstrom, 541-750-7075 or jquarnstrom@fs.fed.us

Application

• PDF format (30 kb)
• MS Word format (90 kb)

Contact:
For more information about the Siuslaw National Forest visit our web site at www.fs.usda.gov/siuslaw or call 541-750-7000. Stay in touch through www.twitter.com/siuslawNF and www.facebook.com/DiscoverSiuslawNF.