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File #: AB2023-833    Version: 1
Type: Council Appointment Status: Appointed
File created: 11/27/2023 In control: Council
On agenda: 12/5/2023 Final action: 12/5/2023
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Appointment to vacancies on the Forest Resilience Task Force, Applicant(s): Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt, T. Abe Lloyd, David Wallin, Ellyn Murphy, Alexander Harris, Oliver Grah, Laura Weiss, and Jennifer Mackey
Attachments: 1. Applicant List Updated, 2. Applicant list, 3. Grah Application, 4. Harris Application, 5. Lloyd Application, 6. Murphy Application, 7. Pfeiffer-Hoyt Application, 8. Wallin Application, 9. Weiss Application, 10. Mackey Application (Late), 11. Melillo Application (Late), 12. Perkins Application (Late), 13. Houle Application (Late), 14. Mackey Appointment Letter, 15. Lloyd Appointment Letter, 16. Wallin Appointment Letter, 17. Grah Appointment Letter, 18. Pfeiffer-Hoyt Appointment Letter, 19. Melillo Appointment Letter, 20. Murphy Appointment Letter, 21. Harris Appointment Letter, 22. Thank you for applying Letters
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Primary Contact Email:    JNixon@co.whatcom.wa.us

 

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Appointment to vacancies on the Forest Resilience Task Force, Applicant(s): Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt, T. Abe Lloyd, David Wallin, Ellyn Murphy, Alexander Harris, Oliver Grah, Laura Weiss, and Jennifer Mackey

 

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:

 

See Applicant List

 

•                     One community member with expertise in forest management and/or wood products

industry;

•                     One community member with expertise in owning and/or managing forest lands for conservation purposes;

•                     One community member with expertise in climate, salmon recovery, and natural resources policy;

•                     One community member with expertise in watershed management (including Lake Whatcom) and/or land use planning;

•                     Two community members with expertise in relevant science disciplines; and

•                     Two representatives from trust land beneficiaries.

 

8 vacancies. Terms end when Task Force sunsets on December 31, 2025, or no longer than four years if extended. Meeting schedule to be determined. The Task Force is created to develop a comprehensive Whatcom County Forest Resilience Plan, which will include a framework for engagement with local, state, federal, and tribal governments and relevant stakeholders on issues relating to forest management and resilience. The Task Force will report to the Whatcom County Council and Executive.



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