Department of Land and Natural Resources

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release

NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR

WILLIAM J. AILA JR, CHAIRPERSON

For Immediate News Release December 6, 2013

APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR MEMBERS
OF STATE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is inviting applications from interested persons to become members of an advisory committee for the Forest Stewardship Program.

The Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee (FSAC) will have several open seats in early 2014 and is making applications available for anyone who is interested in applying.

The Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee reviews and recommends for approval all project proposals and management plans for the state’s Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy Programs.

Ideal candidates are those with significant forestry and/or conservation experience in Hawai‘i. The Committee meets four times a year in venues throughout Hawai‘i and appointments are for three years.

Please visit https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/lap/fsp/ to download the application and learn more about the Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy Programs in Hawai‘i.

For more information please contact Irene Sprecher at DLNR-Division of Forestry and Wildlife, (808) 587-4167, or email [email protected].

Applications are due by December 31, 2013.

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