Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees Charter Addendum 2023-2025

Forest Service

CHARTER ADDENDUM 2023-2025

Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees

Official designation, estimated annual expenses, and staff support.

1. Committees in Region 1 – Northern

   1. NEW: Helena Lewis and Clark Resource Advisory Committee, advising the Helena and Lewis and Clark National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $40,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   2. Flathead Resource Advisory Committee advising the Flathead, Kootenai and Lolo National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $12,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   3. Gallatin Resource Advisory Committee advising the Beaverhead and Gallatin National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $24,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   4. Idaho Panhandle Resource Advisory Committee advising the Clearwater, Coeur d’Alene, Kaniksu, Kootenai and St. Joe National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $28,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   5. Lincoln Resource Advisory Committee advising the Kootenai, Kaniksu and Flathead National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $7,800; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   6. Mineral Resource Advisory Committee advising the Lolo National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $30,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   7. Missoula Resource Advisory Committee advising the Bitterroot, Flathead and Lolo National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $16,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   8. North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee advising the Bitterroot, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Payette, Salmon, St Joe and Wallowa National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   9. Ravalli Resource Advisory Committee advising the Bitterroot and Lolo National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $44,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.8 full time equivalents.

   10. Sanders Resource Advisory Committee advising the Lolo, Kaniksu and Kootenai National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $3,800; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   11. Southern Montana Resource Advisory Committee advising the Custer, Gallatin, and Lewis and Clark National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $24,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   12. Southwest Montana Resource Advisory Committee advising the Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Helena and Gallatin National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $8,300; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   13. Tri-County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Helena and Lolo, National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $6,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

2. Committees in Region 2 – Rocky Mountain

   1. Black Hills Resource Advisory Committee advising the Black Hills National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $6,050; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   2. Greater Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Committee advising the Bighorn, Grand Mesa, Gunnison, Rio Grande, Pike, Medicine Bow, Routt, San Juan, San Isabel, Shoshone, Uncompahgre, and White River National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $114,500 estimated annual staff support: 1.1 full time equivalents.

3. Committees in Region 3 – Southwestern

   1. Coconino Resource Advisory Committee advising the Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott and Sitgreaves National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $41,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   2. Eastern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee advising the Apache, Coconino Coronado, Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $22,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   3. Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Committee advising the Carson, Cibola and Santa Fe National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $43,400; estimated annual staff support: 0.4 full time equivalents.

   4. Southern Arizona Advisory Committee advising the Coronado and Tonto National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $32,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   5. Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Committee advising the Apache, Cibola, Gila and Lincoln National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $58,700; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   6. Yavapai Resource Advisory Committee advising the Coconino Kaibab, Prescott and Tonto National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $27,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

4. Committees in Region 4 – Intermountain

   1. Bridger-Teton Resource Advisory Committee advising the Bridger and Teton National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $20,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   2. Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee advising the Challis, Salmon and Targhee National Forests and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Estimated annual operating expenses: $20,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   3. Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee advising the Caribou, Targhee and Sawtooth National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $7,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   4. NEW: Southern Utah Resource Advisory Committee advising the Dixie, Fishlake, and Manti-La Sal National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $20,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   5. NEW: Nevada Resource Advisory Committee advising the Humboldt and Toiyabe National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $27,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   6. Northern Utah Resource Advisory Committee advising the Ashley, Cache, Uinta and Wasatch National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $35,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.6 full time equivalents.

   7. South Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee advising the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Estimated annual operating expenses: $7,600; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   8. Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee advising the Boise, Payette, Salmon and Sawtooth National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $6,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

5. Committees in Region 5 – Pacific Southwest

   1. Alpine County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Eldorado, Stanislaus and Toiyabe National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $10,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   2. Butte County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Plumas National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $33,900; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   3. Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Siskiyou and Six Rivers National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $6,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   4. El Dorado County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Eldorado National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $50,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   5. Fresno-Madera Resource Advisory Committee advising the Sequoia, Sierra, and Inyo National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $13,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   6. Glenn and Colusa Counties Resource Advisory Committee advising the Mendocino National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   7. Humboldt County (CA) Resource Advisory Committee advising the Six Rivers and Trinity National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $19,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   8. Kern and Tulare Counties Resource Advisory Committee advising the Inyo, Los Padres and Sequoia National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $6,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   9. Lassen County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Lassen, Modoc, Plumas and Toiyabe National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $19,300; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   10. Modoc County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Modoc and Shasta National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $43,400; estimated annual staff support: 0.4 full time equivalents.

   11. Nevada and Placer Counties Resource Advisory Committee advising the Eldorado, Tahoe and Toiyabe National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $6,200; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   12. Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Lassen, Plumas and Tahoe National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $11,300; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   13. Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Lassen, Shasta and Trinity National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   14. Sierra County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $7,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   15. Siskiyou County (CA) Resource Advisory Committee advising the Klamath, Modoc, Rogue River, Shasta and Six Rivers National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $5,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalent.

   16. Tehama County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Lassen, Mendocino and Trinity National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $8,100; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   17. Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee advising the Mendocino, Shasta, Six Rivers and Trinity National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   18. Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties Resource Advisory Committee advising the Sierra and Stanislaus National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $12,600; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

6. Committees in Region 6 – Pacific Northwest

   1. Colville Resource Advisory Committee advising the Colville and Kaniksu National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $6,700; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   2. Deschutes and Ochoco Resource Advisory Committee advising the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $21,700; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   3. Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee advising the Fremont and Winema National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $104,100; estimated annual staff support: 1.8 full time equivalents.

   4. Gifford Pinchot Resource Advisory Committee advising the Gifford Pinchot and Snoqualmie National Forests and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Estimated annual operating expenses: $58,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.7 full time equivalents.

   5. Hood and Willamette Resource Advisory Committee advising the Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Estimated annual operating expenses: $35,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   6. Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee advising the Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $98,000; estimated annual staff support: 1.0 full time equivalent.

   7. Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee advising the Olympic National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $7,800; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   8. Rogue and Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee advising the Rogue, Umpqua, and Klamath National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $80,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.9 full time equivalents.

   9. Siskiyou (OR) Resource Advisory Committee advising the Siskiyou National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $14,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   10. Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee advising the Siuslaw National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $10,400; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   11. NEW: Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest Resource Advisory Committee advising the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,000. Estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   12. NEW: Umatilla Washington Resource Advisory Committee, advising the Umatilla National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $7,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.1 full time equivalents.

   13. Wenatchee-Okanogan Resource Advisory Committee advising the Okanogan, Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $30,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

7. Committees in Region 8 – Southern

   1. Alabama Resource Advisory Committee will be established to advise the National Forests in Alabama. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   2. Cherokee Resource Advisory Committee advising the Cherokee National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   3. Daniel Boone Resource Advisory Committee advising the Daniel Boone National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $19,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   4. Davy Crockett-Sam Houston Resource Advisory Committee advising the Davy Crockett and Sam Houston National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $24,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   5. NEW: El Yunque Resource Advisory Committee advising the El Yunque National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   6. The National Forests in Mississippi Resource Advisory Committee advising the all national forests in Mississippi. Estimated annual operating expenses: $21, 600; estimated annual staff support: 0.4 full time equivalents.

   7. Florida National Forests Resource Advisory Committee advising the Apalachicola, Ocala and Osceola National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $37,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   8. Francis Marion-Sumter Resource Advisory Committee advising the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $32,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.4 full time equivalents.

   9. Kisatchie Resource Advisory Committee advising the Kisatchie National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $30,400; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   10. Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee advising Ouachita, Ozark and St. Francis National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $9,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   11. Sabine-Angelina Resource Advisory Committee advising the Angelina and Sabine National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $26,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   12. Virginia Resource Advisory Committee advising the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $32,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

8. Committees in Region 9 – Eastern

   1. Allegheny Resource Advisory Committee advising the Allegheny National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $10,800; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   2. Chippewa Resource Advisory Committee advising the Chippewa National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $24,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   3. Eleven Point Resource Advisory Committee advising the Mark Twain National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $13,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   4. Ottawa Resource Advisory Committee advising the Ottawa National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $13,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   5. Hiawatha Resource Advisory Committee advising the Hiawatha National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $13,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   6. Huron-Manistee Resource Advisory Committee advising the Huron and Manistee National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $19,500; estimated annual staff support: 0.3 full time equivalents.

   7. North Wisconsin Resource Advisory Committee advising the Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $50,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.4 full time equivalents.

   8. Superior Resource Advisory Committee advising the Superior National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $15,600; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

   9. West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee advising the George Washington, Jefferson and Monongahela National Forests. Estimated annual operating expenses: $20,600; estimated annual staff support: 0.2 full time equivalents.

9. Committees in Region 10 – Alaska

   1. North Tongass Resource Advisory Committee advising the Tongass National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $96,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.625 full time equivalents.

   2. Kenai Peninsula-Anchorage Borough Resource Advisory Committee advising the Chugach National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $33,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.

   3. South Tongass Resource Advisory Committee advising the Tongass National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $96,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.625 full time equivalents.

   4. Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee advising the Chugach National Forest. Estimated annual operating expenses: $20,000; estimated annual staff support: 0.5 full time equivalents.