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U.S. Forest Service Tongass National Forest Public Service Announcement March 4, 2014 The U.S. Forest Service has extended the application deadline for membership on the Tongass Advisory Committee for a second time, to Friday, March 14, 2014. The 15-member
volunteer panel will meet roughly once per month in the coming year to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service on developing a sustainable forest management
strategy for the Tongass National Forest, with an emphasis on supporting a transition to young-growth management. Members will be selected to provide balanced and broad representation within the following interests: federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native
organizations and/or Alaska Native corporation representatives; national or regional environmental and/or conservation organizations; timber industry representatives; federal, state, and local government representatives; and commercial users, those holding
land use permits, or the public at large. Nominations may be obtained from the Web at
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/TAC.
For more information, contact Nicole McMurren, Tongass National Forest, at 907-772-5875 or
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