Washington State Parks seeks applications for Winter Recreation Advisory Committees

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking applications from winter sports enthusiasts for the agency’s snowmobile and non-motorized advisory committees. Seven positions are available statewide to snowmobilers, and four are available statewide to individuals involved in non-motorized winter sports.

Both committees are comprised of a combination of snowmobilers and individuals involved in non-motorized winter sports. The Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Washington Association of Counties each have one representative who serves on both committees. The committees meet separately at least two weekends each year. Members may serve up to two, three-year terms.

The Winter Recreation Advisory Committee is seeking non-motorized winter sports candidates from Area 3, which represents Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, and Spokane counties, Area 5, which represents Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, and Klickitat counties. The committee also seeks two at-large candidates to represent snowmobilers.

The Snowmobile Advisory Committee seeks candidates from Area 2 which represents Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, and Grant counties; Area 3 which represents Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, and Spokane counties; Area 4, which represents Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Cowlitz, Skamania, Clark, Mason, Pacific, and Grays Harbor counties, Area 5 which represents Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, and Klickitat counties, Area 6 which represents Adams, Whitman, Franklin, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Asotin counties. The committee also seeks two at-large candidates to represent non-motorized winter sports enthusiasts.

New appointment duties begin upon being appointed.  

To send nominations or request an application, contact the Winter Recreation Program, P.O. Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650, winter@parks.wa.gov.  For more information on nominations, call (360) 902-8684.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission thanks the public for supporting state parks.