Public meeting this week with Olympic Peninsula Forest Collaborative
(Forks) – U.S Congressman Derek Kilmer plans to be on the Olympic Peninsula this week to talk more about the Olympic Peninsula Forest Collaborative.
The meeting Friday in Forks will be the first of a series of public meetings with timber, conservation, and local leaders from the Olympic Peninsula Forest Collaborative. Kilmer says the hearing will provide a chance for the Collaborative to engage the public in its efforts.
This past May in Port Angeles, leaders from the National Forest Service, local governments, the timber industry, and environmental advocacy groups officially launched the collaborative. It is focused on increasing habitat restoration thinning and aquatic restoration projects under the Northwest Forest Plan on Olympic National Forest that organizers hope will create economic opportunities.
This week's meeting will take place at Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks, WA at 11:00 a.m. Members of the Collaborative will give presentations on the group’s governance structure, stated goals, and progress to date. Members of the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the Collaborative.
Source: KONP