Alaska Specialty Woods uses salvaged trees to make instrument tops. But this sustainable company still wants the timber industry to stick around.
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Tongass in Transition: An uncertain future for Alaska’s last big mill
Logging old growth trees in the Tongass National Forest was supposed to be phased out. The owner at Viking Lumber has struggled to see a future where the business could survive. But this past year has restored some hope.
Nikiski family spends holidays selling Christmas trees in New York City
For the past 21 years around Thanksgiving, a Nikiski couple travels to the Big Apple to spread some Christmas cheer. When Tom and Michele Gilmartin first drove from Nikiski to New York, it was just the two of them.
Haines Assembly to university: timber sale would go against local code
The Haines Assembly is pushing back on a proposed timber sale on the Chilkat Peninsula. The University of Alaska is offering up 400 acres of land for harvest. But at a meeting Monday, the local government said it will explore its legal options if a contract is awarded.
State publishes new land use plan for proposed 855-acre timber sale near Haines
The Baby Brown Timber Sale, about 35 miles northwest of Haines, offers up 20 million board feet of old-growth spruce and hemlock. Astoria Forest Products offered $270,000 for the timber last year. They were the only bidder. But the sale hasn’t gone forward.
A plea to DC: Save the Tongass plan
Congress recently learned it has the power to overturn the amended Tongass Land Management Plan, a document that was years in the making. A Juneau business owner flew to Washington, D.C., with a message for the Alaska Congressional delegation: “don’t.”
State challenges national forest roadless rule again
The state is again trying to overturn the U.S. Forest Service’s roadless rule. Officials appealed a court decision that threw out an earlier state challenge.
Ketchikan man charged in shooting death at Prince of Wales logging camp
A Ketchikan man was arrested Wednesday on first-degree murder charges related to the shooting death of Brian Stanton, 64, also of Ketchikan. Timothy Murphy, 26, is being held at the Craig jail.
University extends bid, comment deadline for proposed Chilkat Peninsula timber sale
The deadline for bids and public comment on a proposed Haines-area timber sale has been extended. The University of Alaska is offering up 400 acres of old growth Sitka spruce and western hemlock on the Chilkat Peninsula.
Haines Assembly asks university to press pause on 400-acre timber sale
A couple weeks ago, University of Alaska put 400 acres of its Chilkat Peninsula land up for bid. The Haines Assembly is asking the university to press pause on a proposed timber sale, which has alarmed local residents.