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May 17 2019

salmon-displayed-in-a-seafood-restaurant-in-china (Photo C/O Sea Grant)_

Two of Alaska’s biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Business, Economy, Federal Government, Fisheries, Nation & World, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, Timber, Western

The timber and seafood industries are trying to figure out how to do business, as the pressure mounts due to increased tariffs.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | May 17, 2019 11:52 am

May 13 2019

Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on management plan for land around Haines and Skagway

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | Southeast, Timber

The big decisions on the table are whether to increase permitted helicopter landings, whether to add special land designations, and if they will lift monitor and control areas for wildlife studies.

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | May 13, 2019 10:59 am

May 07 2019

Clearcuts and old-growth forests are part of the view of Indian Valley on Prince of Wales Island.

Conservation groups sue over Prince of Wales Island project

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Southeast, Timber

In March, the U.S. Forest Service signed off on the final environmental review for what could be the largest logging operation in more than a decade in a national forest.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | May 7, 2019 6:00 pm

Mar 16 2019

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Sen. Lisa Murkowski look at some old-growth logs in the yard at Viking Lumber in Klawock. The two toured Prince of Wales Island on July 5, 2018. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)

Tongass old growth timber sale gets go-ahead despite habitat concerns

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Southeast, Timber, Wildlife

The U.S. Forest Service is moving ahead with one of the largest old growth timber sales Southeast Alaska has seen in years. The project projects harvesting as much as 225 million board feet of old growth lumber.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | March 16, 2019 4:28 am

Mar 13 2019

The Tongass National Forest near Wrangell, Alaska, 2016.

The Alaska Roadless Rule decision is moving along. Some tribal governments say it’s moving too fast.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Southeast, Subsistence, Timber, Transportation

The Organized Village of Kake says the timeline has felt rushed for a decision that could have a major impact on rural Southeast Alaska.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | March 13, 2019 4:16 pm

Feb 01 2019

Forest Service reschedules meeting on Southeast Alaska timber sales

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Southeast, Timber

The agency worked on the project during the partial government shutdown, which drew sharp criticism from environmental groups.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 1, 2019 5:18 pm

Jan 31 2019

Crafting a story of romance and resiliency with Tongass bowls

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Economy, Federal Government, Southeast, Timber

Zach LaPerriere has heard some surprising comments about the wooden bowls he sells at markets. People reach out to touch them, admiring the detail of an exposed scar and the smooth curves.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | January 31, 2019 5:14 pm

Jan 24 2019

Part of the Tongass National Forest in April 2008. (Creative Commons photo by Xa’at)

Shutdown not stopping review of Alaska’s Roadless Rule

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Federal Government, Politics, Southeast, State Government, Timber, Wildlife

The bulk of federal employees will miss two paychecks by Friday, Jan. 25, as the government shutdown continues. But the U.S. Forest Service is dedicating paid staff to a controversial initiative in Alaska.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | January 24, 2019 2:35 pm

Jan 17 2019

Logging from the Big Thorne Timber Sale. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkin/Alaska's Energy Desk) 12/18/17

Despite the shutdown, it’s been a dizzying week for a Southeast Alaska timber sale

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Southeast, Timber

On Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service notified objectors of a proposed timber sale about a public meeting in Klawock. By Thursday, the meeting was canceled. But some groups are wondering why this work is happening now at all.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | January 17, 2019 5:56 pm

Jan 07 2019

Lauren Oakes paddles to a research site in the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness of Southeast Alaska. (Image credit: Lauren Oakes)

Amid environmental grief, finding hope in a graveyard of yellow cedar

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Southeast, Timber

One ecologist wonders, for the yellow cedar forests and the people who care about them, what comes after climate change and environmental loss in Southeast Alaska?

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | January 7, 2019 10:16 am

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Two of Alaska’s biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute

Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on management plan for land around Haines and Skagway

Conservation groups sue over Prince of Wales Island project

Tongass old growth timber sale gets go-ahead despite habitat concerns

The Alaska Roadless Rule decision is moving along. Some tribal governments say it’s moving too fast.

Forest Service reschedules meeting on Southeast Alaska timber sales

Crafting a story of romance and resiliency with Tongass bowls

Shutdown not stopping review of Alaska’s Roadless Rule

Despite the shutdown, it’s been a dizzying week for a Southeast Alaska timber sale

Amid environmental grief, finding hope in a graveyard of yellow cedar

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