(Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Community Forest Council (ACFC) is holding its summer meeting on Friday, August 12, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room 102 at the Robert B. Atwood building in Anchorage.
Members of the public are welcome to attend in person or via Zoom. If you would like to join via Zoom please contact the Community Forestry Program at communityforestry@alaska.gov for more information. Agenda items include election of new council members, Division of Forestry State and Federal updates, and committee updates including removal and replacement of invasive species, ongoing and proposed grants and other items relevant to council business.
The council is a nonprofit organization and advisory body to the Division of Forestry that works to improve Alaskans’ quality of life by expanding and caring for urban and community forests. The council promotes the management of trees and forests within communities to maximize the economic, environmental, and social benefits that trees provide.
Information about the council and the Division of Forestry’s Community Forestry Program is available on the web at http://forestry.alaska.gov/community/council, by contacting the Community Forestry Program office at 296-8465, communityforestry@alaska.gov or by contacting Elise Huggins, Chair, Alaska Community Forest Council at (907) 279-2688, ehuggins@earthscapealaska.com
CONTACT: Josh Hightower, 907-269-8466, communityforestry@alaska.gov
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