Opponents say the Baby Brown project threatens biodiversity in upper Chilkat Valley.
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Wildfire near Haines destroys a home, spreads to State Forest land
A 5-acre fire destroyed one home in Haines and spread to State Forest land Monday night. The U.S. Forest Service is now assisting the local volunteer fire department.
University plans major, 13,000-acre timber sale in Chilkat Valley
The University of Alaska is in negotiations for the biggest timber sale in the Haines area in recent history. The 10-year, sale is estimated to yield around 100 million board-feet of timber.
State publishes new land use plan for proposed 855-acre timber sale near Haines
The Baby Brown Timber Sale, about 35 miles northwest of Haines, offers up 20 million board feet of old-growth spruce and hemlock. Astoria Forest Products offered $270,000 for the timber last year. They were the only bidder. But the sale hasn’t gone forward.
DNR announces 3-month closure of Haines forestry office
Funding for the Haines forestry office was slashed by the state legislature earlier this year. One of Haines’ two long-time foresters to lost his job.
Forestry jobs lost but Haines may retain part of office
Two forester jobs in Haines and two in Ketchikan are wiped out in the state budget approved by the legislature earlier this week.
1,000-acre timber sale proposed for Haines State Forest
A proposal for the largest potential timber sale in the Haines State Forest in 20 years is up for public comment until the end of this week.