PORT TOWNSEND — The citizen council that advises the U.S. Forest Service on the new Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail is scheduled to meet Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., in Port Townsend.
The council will discuss and make recommendations to the Forest Service on the long-term management of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, including trail uses, route location, signage and opportunities for youth.
The council is composed of 24 citizens appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to represent a balance of interests from across the trail.
It also includes representatives of federal and state land management agencies.
All meetings of the council are open to the public.
The agenda includes time each day for testimony from the public.
Written testimony may also be submitted in advance of the meeting by email to pnnstcomments@fs.fed.us.
The Pacific Northwest Trail runs 1,200 miles from the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park to the Pacific Ocean at Cape Alava in Olympic National Park.
The trail travels through seven national forests, three national parks, tribal, and state and private lands in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
In 2009, Congress designated the Pacific Northwest Trail as the newest of America’s 11 National Scenic Trails.
The Forest Service is responsible for preparing a comprehensive plan for long-term management of the trail.
The agency plans to hold a series of public scoping meetings on the comprehensive plan in spring 2017.
For more information, visit www.fs.usda.gov/pnt.
Benefit concert
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School (PAHS) Choir program will present its fourth annual benefit concert for the Captain Joseph House Foundation at the PAHS Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave., at 7:30 p.m. today.
The concert will feature the Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, Bella Voce, Vocal Unlimited and the Symphonic Choir.
All of the choirs will join together to sing a tribute to the Armed Forces as well as the Ballad of the Green Beret. The choirs have raised more than $10,000 dollars throughout the past four years for the Captain Joseph House and aim to reach $15,000 this year.
Admission to the concert is by donation. All donations will be given directly to the Captain Joseph House Foundation.
Checks are accepted and should be written to the Captain Joseph House Foundation.
For more information about the Captain Joseph House Foundation, visit http://captainjosephhousefoundation.org.
For more information, call Tina Smith-O’Hara at 360-565-03703 or email tsmithohara@portangelesschools.org.
DSHS mobile unit
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mobile unit will be in Neah Bay, Forks and Sequim from Wednesday through Friday.
Attendees can apply for cash assistance, basic food assistance and medical assistance; drop off paperwork; and complete an eligibility review, mid-certification review or make changes to an existing case at each location.
The locations and times are as follows:
■ Neah Bay: Senior Program House, at state Highway 112 and Tribal Complex, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
■ Forks: Veteran’s Stand Down, 941 Merchants Road, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.
■ Sequim: the Sequim Food Bank, 144 W. Alder St. from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Friday.
