The agency says a larger workforce will help it catch up on a backlog of maintenance projects and keep up with the tourism boom in Southeast Alaska.
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Forest Service gives go ahead for Kuiu Island timber sale
An old growth timber sale recently announced in a Ketchikan newspaper has one conservation group scratching its head. That’s because this type of harvest, near valuable salmon streams, won’t be allowed in the future.
New Sealaska logging sites near earlier cuts
Sealaska says it will begin logging its new lands later this year. The first two parcels to be cut will be on Prince of Wales Island and the Cleveland Peninsula.
Tongass transition panel chafes at early deadline
Members of the Tongass Advisory Committee are unhappy with U.S. Forest Service efforts to speed up their work.
The Tongass tightrope: Balancing diverse interests by committee
Tongass Advisory Committee member Eric Nichols says it’s a huge challenge to come up with policies for a viable timber industry without old growth.