Eventually, the forests evolve into old growth with a healthy ecosystem that is better for wildlife. But it takes a very, very long time.
Timber
Yakutat village corporation delays board elections after criticism of its logging operations
In an unsigned letter to the corporation’s shareholders, management says the election could be tainted by what it called “unfair attacks.”
Rifts widen over Yakutat village corporation’s expanded logging
Yakutat’s mayor says she’s concerned that area’s forestland is being sold too quickly.
To pay oil tax credits, Alaska eyes selling carbon offsets on state forests
The state has requested proposals from prospective consultants “to investigate the potential for a carbon offset credit program based on carbon sequestration on state lands.”
It was the deadliest year ever for land and environmental activists
The number of such deaths last year was more than double the figure in 2013.
Warmer summers fuel western blackheaded budworm infestation of Southeast hemlocks
While the damage can seem drastic to onlookers, entomologist Elizabeth Graham says the majority of trees will survive and possibly even thrive as a result.
Craig man killed in commercial logging accident
State labor safety officials said Friday they are investigating the death of a Craig man killed at a commercial logging operation in the Ratz Bay area on Prince of Wales Island.
Conservationists challenge old-growth timber sale in Haines State Forest for a second time
Opponents say the Baby Brown project threatens biodiversity in upper Chilkat Valley.
Forest Service plans more small timber sales in the Tongass this summer
The Forest Service says the small sale program aligns with the Biden administration’s sustainability strategy for Southeast Alaska.
Biden to freeze Tongass timber sales, invest in other Southeast Alaska sectors
The practical effect of Thursday’s announcement would be to freeze any remaining old growth timber sales except for those used in small scale salvage projects for cultural use by Alaska Native tribes and others.