Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s board of trustees meets this week, and will vote on a “reconsideration” of its August decision to move forward with logging parts of Deer Mountain in Ketchikan and a parcel in Petersburg that sits above homes.
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Alaska crews deployed to Southeast U.S. wildfires
Alaska crews from multiple state and federal agencies are headed to the Lower 48 to assist in firefighting efforts there.
Running for U.S. House seat, Lindbeck says diversifying Alaska’s economy a key issue
Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives Steve Lindbeck was scheduled to be in Wrangell on Saturday, but fog prevented him from making one of his final Southeast campaign stops.
Mental Health Trust officials hear concerns in Ketchikan and Saxman
Alaska Mental Health Trust and Trust Land Office representatives got an earful Tuesday during informational meetings in Saxman and Ketchikan regarding the decision to potentially log Deer Mountain.
As objection hearings wrap, countdown to new Tongass plan
It was the last chance for the public to register opposition to the plan, which has been nearly three years in the making and will go into effect this winter.
After five days, Moose Creek fire nearly half contained
The Moose Creek fire near Sutton is nearly half contained at 46%, according to fire information officials Wednesday. Fire managers expect to have the blaze fully contained by the weekend.
High wind hampers wildfire response south of Sutton
Strong overnight winds hampered firefighters containing a wildfire north of Palmer.
U.S. producers push for tariffs on Canadian timber
U.S. and Canadian lumber stakeholders are at on odds on lumber prices and trade barriers. The two governments can make a deal on Canadian exports, or the U.S. can raise tariffs.
New Southeast atlas identifies valuable habitat and threats
The atlas features bear viewing hotspots and birding locations. But also, what Audubon Alaska believes are human-caused dangers to these environments.
One last chance to protest at the end of an era for the Tongass
If the objection letters are any indication, several agencies and groups are still not content for different reasons.