OLYMPIA — Applications are being accepted for the Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee.
The RAC reviews and recommends land management projects that are on or adjacent to Olympic National Forest.
Projects are funded under the Secure Rural Schools program.
Applications must be received or postmarked by Aug. 15.
The committee consists of 15 members, and each is assigned to one of three categories. The Olympic Peninsula RAC has vacancies in all three categories.
Category A represents organized labor, developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle use, commercial recreation activities, energy development, commercial timber industry and federal grazing or other land use permits.
Category B represents nationally recognized environmental organizations, regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations, dispersed recreation activities, archaeological and historical interests.
Category C represents state, county or local elected offices; Native American tribes; school officials; or teachers and the public-at-large.
A four-year term would begin upon appointment by the secretary of agriculture.
Committee members are not paid, but they are reimbursed for travel expenses.
RAC members must be Washington state residents, preferably living in one of the Olympic Peninsula counties.
Meetings are held one to four times each year within Clallam, Jefferson, Thurston, Mason or Grays Harbor counties.
The application is available at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-RACapplication.
Completed forms can be submitted in person or by mail to Olympic National Forest, Attn: Susan Piper, 1835 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia, WA 98512.
For additional information, call 360-956-2435.
