Personal use firewood cutting already is allowed. But commercial sale of that wood is something that local residents have sought on Mitkof.
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How Gustavus’ spruce tips get into Juneau’s ice cream and booze
Each spring, about 50 pickers young and old get paid a few bucks a pound to collect spruce tips during a short harvest window in small town Gustavus.
Remote court proceedings frustrate Haines law enforcement
For rural communities like Haines, where residents are already separated from some court services, the impacts of a shrinking budget compound existing frustrations.
Southeast crab fishermen will have full season in 2018
Southeast Alaska’s Dungeness crab fishery had a strong first week and will not have a shortened season like last year. Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced in late June that crabbers would have a full two-month summer season.
Judge rules against plaintiffs in sealed search warrant suit
Former Petersburg resident Danny Thompson and current resident Greg Richeson filed the challenge to state rules of criminal procedure for evidence seized in a criminal investigation that doesn’t result in any charges.
Cremator cited for attracting bears with dead pets
Pet cremator Mike Dzuiba said the deceased animals were in a shelter at his home where he temporarily kept them before moving them to his shop for cremation.
Chloe French brings a new twist to the Tlingit ceremonial bib
Bellingham, Washington-based Tlingit artist Chloe French recently was an artist in residence at the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka. Her work is inspired by Tlingit ceremonial bibs, but she adds her own twist to the tradition.
Ketchikan school board votes to investigate district’s actions in Edwards’ case
The Ketchikan School District is going to hire an independent investigator to look into the district’s actions regarding former teacher Doug Edwards, who faces charges that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl at the high school, as well as other locations.
Coast Guard, partners search ferries for illegal activity, drugs
U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska law enforcement agencies seized 56 grams of heroin, an ounce of methamphetamine, and almost 2 pounds of non-commercial marijuana in a large-scale search for illegal activity on ferries in Washington state and Alaska.
Updated: Eleven people survive floatplane crash on Prince of Wales Island
An airplane with 11 people on board has crashed on Mount Jumbo on Prince of Wales Island. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, all 11 have reportedly survived. Petty Officer Charly Hengen said the plane crashed about 2,000 feet up the mountain.