Holiday closure Monday May 28: Most county offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

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Sustainable Forestry in King County, Washington

Rural Forest Commission
King County, Washington

Farm and forest aerial photo

The King County Rural Forest Commission is an advisory group of 13 volunteer members representing a variety of rural forest interests. The Commission advises the County on policies and programs affecting rural forestry; works to identify strategies to conserve forestlands; and promotes the practice of forestry in rural areas of the county.

Recognizing that conserving healthy forests is essential to protecting and restoring water and air quality, providing recreational opportunites and maintaining a viable forestry industry in King County, the Commission issued its recommendations for conserving rural forests.  Read the Commission's report here:  Actions Required for King County to Conserve Rural Forests, May 2009 (PDF)

Agenda and meeting materials:

The Commission meets six times a year. Meetings in 2012 will be held at the Preston Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  The public is welcome to attend.  Meeting dates are as follows:

January 12, Thursday
March 8, Thursday
May 10, Thursday
July 12, Thursday
September 13, Thursday
November 8, Thursday

For agendas or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Linda Vane at linda.vane@kingcounty.gov or 206-296-8042.

Past meeting minutes (Adobe Acrobat PDF format):

January 12, 2012

November 10, 2011

September 8, 2011

June 9, 2011

January 20, 2011

November 17, 2010

September 15, 2010

July 21, 2010

May 19, 2010

March 17, 2010

January 20, 2010

November 18, 2009

September 16, 2009

July 15, 2009

May 20, 2009

March 18, 2009

January 21, 2009

This page is provided and maintained by the King County Forestry Program.

Related information

Commission members

John Chaney (Chair)
Forest landowner

Doug McClelland (Vice-Chair)
Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Ron Baum
Forest landowner

Jim Franzel
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Daryl Harper
Forest landowner

Bernie McKinney
Middle Green River Coalition

Sandy Miller
Forest landowner

Brandy Reed
King Conservation District

Matt Rourke
International Forestry Consultants

Dick Ryon
North Bend resident

Doug Schindler
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust

Cindy Spiry
Snoqualmie Tribe

Julie Stangell
Hancock Timber Resource Group

Rex Thompson
Cascadia Pacific Group

Nate Veranth
Forest landowner

Commissioner list (PDF)

Commission Staff

Linda Vane
King County Forestry Program