You might think that living in the Tongass would make it easy to find whatever sort of wood product you need, but that’s not always the case.
Timber
A new inventory of old growth trees could be coming. Will it be too late?
The Trump Administration is seeking a full exemption from the Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest. But one logging company says the industry is facing another challenge: Chinese tariffs.
Forest Service substantially weighed the ‘state’s preferences’ in Roadless Rule decision
The agency said a Roadless Rule exemption would allow more “flexibility” in how the nation’s largest national forest is managed.
After months of speculation, Forest Service recommends lifting Roadless Rule for the Tongass
U.S. Forest Service is seeking a full exemption of the Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
Tribal government group supports keeping Alaska’s Roadless Rule
The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians passed a resolution at its annual conference last week in Suquamish, Washington.
Faced with an important decision on the Tongass, why is the federal government supporting Alaska’s timber industry?
A timber group was paid more than $200,000 out of a federal grant to provide more industry perspective on a potential Roadless Rule exemption for Alaska.