Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 1503.40	8

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
2 on March 1 of each year		4 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
February 28	Council may make recommendations to the chief of the Division of Forestry concerning forestry practices and programs.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		None specified, Presumably Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected among Council by its members

Qualifications
8 appointed by Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate: 1 to represent each of the following: forest-based research activities, small private forest landowners, the pulp and paper industry, other forest industries, soil science, forest recreation, large private forest landowners, and the public. Not more than 4 from same political party.