Alaska State Parks has announced the formation of a new Southeast Regional Citizen Advisory Board which will include two representatives from Haines. The board will provide non-binding feedback to the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation and will replace two existing advisory boards specific to Juneau and Ketchikan, as well as a Sitka advisory board which was dissolved in 2015.
Parks spokesperson Wendy Sailors cited as reasons for the change a lack of volunteerism, which…