The Board of Clallam County Commissioners announces openings on an Ad Hoc Trust Lands Advisory Committee. Specific categories of representation are sought as follows:

One person appointed by each commissioner from their district plus one representative chosen by each of the following entities:

Port of Port Angeles, the school districts, the Department of Natural Resources, the junior taxing district that is familiar with the Department of Natural Resources trust lands, the Society of American Foresters, the Granges, the League of Women Voters, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, the Olympic Forest Coalition, the North Olympic Timber Action Committee, the City of Forks, and a coalition of environmental groups.

This committee was recommended by the Charter Review Commission to assess the management of state forest board lands, sometimes called forest board transfer lands.

The committee is ad hoc serving to review, analyze and report specific findings with final written report no later than Dec. 31, 2016.

The committee’s first meeting may be scheduled the third week of October.

How to apply

Interested citizens within any of the above categories should contact the Clallam County Board of Commissioners’ Office at 417-2233 or llopiccolo@co.clallam.wa.us for an application, visit the commissioners office in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

Or, obtain the application online at www.clallam.net/Board/assets/applets/Boards_and_Committees_Full_Application.pdf.

Applications must be received by close of business, Friday, Oct. 16.