Minnesota Forests for the Future Program
Commissioner's Advisory Committee
The Commissioner's Advisory Committee serves as a standing advisory committee to provide advice on program management and to periodically evaluate program goals, strategies, implementation, and performance. For 2009 the Advisory Committee will focus on accomplishing the Implementation Report Action Items listed in Appendix A of the program's 2008 Strategic Report.
Commissioner's Advisory Committee |
Chuck Lepper, Committee Co-Chair, Northern Counties Land-use Coordinating Board |
| Tom Umphress, Committee Co-Chair, National Off-highway Vehicle Conservation Council |
Wayne Brandt, Minnesota Forest Industries |
Dennis Fink, Northern Counties Land-use Coordinating Board |
Mark Johnson, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association |
Tom Landwehr, The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota |
John Leinen, North Country Trail Association |
Bud Stone, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce |
Susan Schmidt, Trust for Public Land |
Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc. |
Dave Epperly, State Forester, Director of MN DNR Division of Forestry |
Laurie Martinson, DNR Deputy Commissioner |
Meetings
Meetings of the Commissioner's Advisory Committee occur 2-4 times per year. Each meeting includes an opportunity for public comment. The Committee is reviewing the final draft of its Implementation Report 
at the June 7th, 2010 meeting. This report summarizes the 2009-2010 work of the Committee to accomplish the tasks listed in the 5 year program implementation plan. The final report will be posted here after all revisions have been made in June.
When |
Materials |
June 7, 2010 |
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February 3, 2010 |
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October 7, 2009 |
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May 8th, 2009 |
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January 30th, 2009 |