I am representing the county on the public lands committee for the National Association of County Officials. After the meeting I was able to speak one-on-one to Vicki Christiansen, Chief Forester for the National Forest Service. We visited about 4-FRI (Four Forest Restoration Initiative) and the importance of the Eastern Arizona Counties Organization's involvement in the request for proposals to bring viable industries to deal with low value lumber and biomass in Arizona's Forests.
