California has set up a permanent task force of National Guard members to do what used to be occasional work fighting and preventing wildfires.
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Southeast Alaska’s budworm infestation is declining, Forest Service says
The Forest Service estimates 685,000 acres were defoliated by insects in the last three years.
Yak Timber files for bankruptcy after its parent company, the village corporation, is sued for $13M
It’s the latest chapter in the story of a contentious logging operation that many of the corporation’s shareholders didn’t support.
New lumber-grading bill could open markets for Alaska sawmills
As it stands now, Alaskans have to ship in graded lumber from the outside, which is expensive.
Forest Service asks Southeast Alaskans to help make 10-year plan for the Tongass
The federal agency will be holding in-person workshops, virtual webinars and community gatherings through June.
Whale Pass timber sale moves forward, leaving residents with questions about town’s future
Residents who live on the hillside worry that their houses will face landslides, floods and strong winds.