On Friday the Biden administration announced Nov. 23 as the start date for its formal process to reinstate the Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest.
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Subsistence council calls for tighter hunting rules in rural Southeast Alaska
The regional subsistence advisory council says its proposals are responding to food security concerns from villages.
Alaska’s regional subsistence councils hamstrung by stalled appointments
A large number of unfilled seats on the councils that manage Alaska’s subsistence hunting and fishing has left advocates worried their voices won’t be heard and confused about the process of filling those seats.
Tongass Roadless Rule exemption leaves subsistence users feeling left behind
Southeast Alaskans who rely on the Tongass National Forest for food say the Trump administration’s decision to lift the Roadless Rule threatens their way of life.
Invited to ‘virtual consultations’ to talk Roadless Rule, tribal governments feel distanced
In total, nine tribal governments have requested the feds hit pause on the Roadless Rule decision while the pandemic unfolds.