Kodiak Island Borough resource manager and officer Maggie Slife was part of a group that went out on a rainy day to inspect the completed replanting of the burn area the Chiniak fire left behind in 2015.
Timber
Newly found disease could threaten Southeast Alaska spruce
A fungus that’s damaged trees in Southcentral and Interior Alaska has been discovered in Southeast. But there’s a chance its spread could be stopped.
Tongass timber sale short on timber
A large timber sale on the Tongass National Forest is not as large as it was advertised. An environmental watchdog organization has uncovered a U.S. Forest Service document showing a 12-million-board-foot mistake on the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
Gold Rush Days marks 27th year
Gold Rush Days is sponsored by over 40 Juneau businesses and local residents generally donate about $30,000 each year.
New road and landowner collaboration key to harvesting young growth Tongass timber
After new federal plans were set in motion last year, old growth logging in Alaska’s national forests is on its way out. Still, the feds have to make some timber sales available in the Tongass.
Leaving timber behind, an Alaska town Ketchikan turns to tourism
Timber used to be the economic engine of Ketchikan, Alaska, but after the pulp mill there closed in the ’90s, the town turned to tourism.
Southeast Alaskans predict tariff’s effects on timber market
According to a U.S. Commerce Department report, Canadian exports of softwood lumber to the United States in 2016 were valued at $5.6 billion.
Trial opens for couple accused of starting 2015 Willow wildfire
A jury heard opening statements Thursday in Palmer in the trail over what became known as the Sockeye Fire began. Anchorage couple Greg Imig and Amy DeWitt face charges of reckless endangerment, criminally negligent burning and burning without a permit.
Biomass success stories shared from Galena, Ketchikan and Tanana
It’s great to talk about biomass as a renewable energy source, but how does it work in real-world situations? During last week’s Alaska Wood Energy Conference in Ketchikan, participants heard three “case studies” from communities in Alaska that have invested in biomass
Advocates push to move biomass up the menu of renewable energy options
Ketchikan hosted the annual Alaska Wood Energy Conference last week, where participants heard about how biomass works in different places, and how to make the technology more known, and eventually less expensive to install and operate.