The Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site entitles Wrangell to a seat on the new 10-member Southeast Regional Citizens Advisory Board for state parks — but no one from town has applied.
Applications for board seats were so low in Southeast that the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation has reissued the invitation, said Preston Kroes, Southeast area superintendent for state parks. Applications closed on May 15 but have reopened for June.
Wrangell wasn’t the only no-show, he said. No one from Juneau applied either.
The 10 seats are allocated to communities with state parks: Juneau, with three seats; Sitka, Haines and Ketchikan, two each; and the one seat for Wrangell.
Before announcing creation of the new regional advisory board in February, state parks had local volunteer advisory boards in Juneau, Haines and Ketchikan.
The regional board will “provide feedback, recommendations and discussions to assist state parks with future management and operational strategies,” the February announcement said. The Southeast board will be the 12th state parks regional advisory council.
For information about the boards, go to dnr.alaska.gov/parks/misc/boards.htm. The application form is available at dnr.alaska.gov/parks/misc/advisboardapp.pdf
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