The Whidbey Island Conservation District Board of Supervisors appointed Tim Keohane to fill a mid-term vacancy for an elected supervisor position at their regular meeting on Sept 22.
This position runs until May 2013. Keohane, along with his wife Paula, fish commercially in Alaska, where the Keohane’s had previously worked with the Soil Conservation Service to develop their family homestead there. Since acquiring acreage on Whidbey Island, Keohane has continued his involvement managing their farm and forest lands.
A news release from the district states that Keohane’s most recent effort is the development and implementation of a forest conservation plan for their property on Whidbey Island. For more information, contact the WICD at 678-4708 or visit the District website at www.whidbeycd.org. The next board meeting is Oct. 27. Call 678-4708 for information.