Eastern WA RAC Info
Members
Charter (PDF)

The Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is an official Federal Advisory Committee, providing advice and recommendations on all aspects of Public-Land management to the BLM's Spokane District Office, as well as the Colville and Okanogan National Forests.

The Secretary of the Interior appoints citizens to staggered three-year terms on the Council, so one-third of the member terms expire annually.  Each spring, the BLM encourages Washington residents to apply, or nominate others to apply, for open positions they would like to represent.

Resource Advisory Councils were created in 1995 to advise the BLM on land management programs and issues.  Each RAC consists of local residents who represent broad interest categories:  commodity interests, non-commodity interests, and community interests.  RAC members are selected and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.

The EWRAC jurisdictional area includes all of Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Lincoln, Grant, Adams, and Douglas counties; most of Franklin and Whitman counties; and parts of Okanogan and Chelan counties.

Membership on the 15-member RAC is balanced to reflect the array of interests and users of Public Lands:

• Five members who represent commodity interests such as grazing permittees, commercial timber, energy and mining, developed recreation and/or off-highway vehicle groups, and transportation & rights-of-way.
• Five members who represent conservation interests such as environmental organizations, historic & cultural interests, conservation, and dispersed recreation.
• Five members who represent community interests such as elected officials, Indian Tribes, State resource agencies, academicians involved in natural sciences, and the public-at-large.

The Eastern Washington RAC meets quarterly at various communities within the RAC's boundary.  The RAC schedules field tours for specific projects or issues on their agenda.  All RAC meetings are open to the public with a portion of each meeting reserved for the public to present or comment on issues for RAC consideration.

Meeting minutes retained by the Designated Federal Official (DFO) after each meeting are posted on this website after their approval.