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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. The Commission meets on the third Wednesday in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November. The public is welcome to attend.

The Commission currently seeks volunteers to fill three vacant positions. Applicants should have a working knowledge of forestry in King County, reside in King County and be able to work with differing viewpoints to find solutions to complex problems. Priority will be given to applicants who meet one of the following criteria:

  • Professional or academic forester;
  • Representative of a forestry professional association;
  • Commercial or industrial consumer of forest products;
  • An owner of forested acreage, or
  • A community member who represents a rural city.

Other groups represented on the Rural Forest Commission include the environmental community, affected Indian Tribes, industrial forestland owners, small forestland owners and professional foresters.

The positions are unpaid and require attendance at six morning meetings a year, plus some subcommittee work. For more information or to apply please contact Linda Vane or download the application form (MS Word document).

Agenda and Meeting Materials:

The next Rural Forestry Commission meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2009.

Past meeting minutes (Adobe Acrobat format):

March 18, 2009

January 21, 2009

November 19, 2008

July 16, 2008

May 21, 2008

March 19, 2008

January 16, 2008

November 08, 2007

September 19, 2007

July 18, 2007

May 16, 2007

March 21, 2007

January 17, 2007

September 13, 2006

November 9, 2006

July 12, 2006

May 10, 2006

January 11, 2006

November 9, 2005

September 14, 2005

May 11, 2005

March 9, 2005

January 12, 2005

November 10, 2004

March 17, 2004

May 12, 2004

March 17, 2004

January 14, 2004

December 12, 2003

November 12, 2003

October 8, 2003

August 13, 2003

June 11, 2003

May 14, 2003

April 9, 2003

March 19, 2003

February 12, 2003

January 8, 2003

November 13, 2002

October 9, 2002

September 12, 2002

August 14, 2002

May 8, 2002

April 10, 2002

March 20, 2002

February, 2002

January, 2002

December, 2001

November, 2001

October, 2001

September, 2001

July, 2001

June, 2001

May, 2001

April, 2001

March, 2001

February, 2001

January, 2001

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Related Information

Commission Members

Julie Stangell (Chair)
Hancock Timber Resource Group

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

Alex Kamola
Green River Forestry
Services, Inc.

Jim Franzel
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Leonard Guss
Leonard Guss Associates, Inc.

Lee Witter Kahn
Forest Landowner

Ron Baum
Forest Landowner

Doug Schindler
Mountains to Sound
Greenway Trust

Kevin Buckley
Snoqualmie Tribe

Matt Rourke
International Forestry Consultants 

Commission Staff

Linda Vane
King County Forestry Program