Advisory Committees
Yavapai Resource Advisory Committee
Congress passed legislation to restore stability and predictability to the annual payments made to states and counties containing National Forest lands. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act establishes Resource Advisory Committees (RAC's), appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and consisting of fifteen local citizens and three replacement members.
RAC-funded projects must be located in Yavapai County on National Forest System Lands or on nearby lands if the project will benefit resources on the National Forests. Projects can be completed by Forest Service personnel, through partnership agreements or by open-bid contracting with individuals and corporations. The RAC works closely with the Forest Service to recommend projects that will benefit forest health, fish, wildlife, soils, watersheds and other resources; maintains roads, trails and other infrastructure; or control noxious weeds.
Generally, the committee’s role is to review and recommend projects and funding to the Forest Supervisor. The Forest Supervisor is responsible for considering the committee’s recommendations in the context of the forest land management plan and the laws and regulations that govern Forest Service activities and to approve the project if appropriate.
The RAC helps “to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the land management agencies consistent with the purposes of the Act." Members of the Yavapai RAC represent a variety of interests ranging from organized labor, mining, grazing and timber interests, nationally and locally recognized environmental organizations, elected officials and tribal representatives.
For more information, please visit the national Secure Rural Schools Program website.
Yavapai RAC Membership
- Interested in serving as a member of the Yavapai RAC?
- List of Current Members (Updated 10/17/19; 137 KB PDF)
2021-2022 Yavapai RAC Meetings & Projects
March 1 Meeting (Virtual or Phone) 12:00 - 4:00:
- March 1, 2022 Meeting Notes (319 KB PDF)
- Yavapai RAC Recommends Nine Projects for Funding (News Release dated 3/21/22)
Project Proposals:
- Project Guidelines (152 KB PDF)
- Project Proposal Submission Form (Word Document)
- Submission Checklist (80 KB PDF)
2019 Yavapai RAC Meetings & Projects
Project Proposals & Selected Projects:
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Selected Projects (228 KB PDF)
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Project Guidelines (142 KB PDF)
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Grants Available News Release 9/05/2019 (268 KB PDF)
December 11, 2019 Meeting:
- Agenda (121 KB PDF)
- Meeting Notes (105 KB PDF)
May 31, 2019 Meeting:
- Agenda (113 KB PDF)
- Meeting Notes (75 KB PDF)
2016 Yavapai RAC Meetings & Projects
Project Proposals & Selected Projects
- Selected Projects
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News Release (54 KB PDF)
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Project Guidelines (63 KB PDF)
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Project Proposal (91 KB Word Document)
September 27, 2016 Meeting
- Agenda (13 KB PDF)
- Meeting Notes (100 KB PDF)
2015 Yavapai RAC Meetings & Projects
Project Proposals & Selected Projects
- Projects Selected - May
- Selected Projects - December
- News Release
December 1, 2015 Meeting
May 13, 2014 Meeting
For further information about the RAC, please contact Rebekah Blakely (928) 777-2218
Alerts & Warnings
- Winter Recreation: Know Before You Go
- 2024 Whiskey Off-road Mountain Bike Race Road Closure
- FR 104 on Mingus Mtn. CLOSED for winter at junction with FR 413
- Perkinsville Bridge Area Special Closure
- There are currently NO FIRE RESTRICTIONS in effect on Prescott NF
- Target Type restrictions implemented across the Prescott NF
- Temporary Camping Restrictions along Highway 260 and Salt Mine Road Corridor
- Drones Use on Forest Service Lands