The Biden administration on Tuesday formally began the process of restoring ‘Roadless Rule’ protections to millions of acres of Southeast Alaska’s federal forestlands.
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Biden administration begins Roadless Rule do-over for Tongass
On Friday the Biden administration announced Nov. 23 as the start date for its formal process to reinstate the Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest.
Forest Service proposes restoring young-growth stands in central Southeast Alaska
Eventually, the forests evolve into old growth with a healthy ecosystem that is better for wildlife. But it takes a very, very long time.
Yakutat village corporation delays board elections after criticism of its logging operations
In an unsigned letter to the corporation’s shareholders, management says the election could be tainted by what it called “unfair attacks.”
Rifts widen over Yakutat village corporation’s expanded logging
Yakutat’s mayor says she’s concerned that area’s forestland is being sold too quickly.
To pay oil tax credits, Alaska eyes selling carbon offsets on state forests
The state has requested proposals from prospective consultants “to investigate the potential for a carbon offset credit program based on carbon sequestration on state lands.”
It was the deadliest year ever for land and environmental activists
The number of such deaths last year was more than double the figure in 2013.
Warmer summers fuel western blackheaded budworm infestation of Southeast hemlocks
While the damage can seem drastic to onlookers, entomologist Elizabeth Graham says the majority of trees will survive and possibly even thrive as a result.
Craig man killed in commercial logging accident
State labor safety officials said Friday they are investigating the death of a Craig man killed at a commercial logging operation in the Ratz Bay area on Prince of Wales Island.
Conservationists challenge old-growth timber sale in Haines State Forest for a second time
Opponents say the Baby Brown project threatens biodiversity in upper Chilkat Valley.