The latest Sealaska land conveyance bill had its first public showing in Congress on Thursday.
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Budget bill boosts logging
The most recent Interior Department appropriations bill includes provisions aimed at helping Alaska’s struggling timber industry. But one group says they go too far.
New rule means little immediate change for the Tongass
New planning rules for national forests will have little immediate impact on Southeast Alaska. But they could mean some changes for Southcentral forest lands.
Timber task force pushing for jobs
Alaska’s Timber Jobs Task Force is looking for ways to increase logging and milling employment. It recently held its fifth meeting in Coffman Cove, on Prince of Wales Island.
U.S. Agriculture Department official on roadless, Sealaska lands
One of the Department of Agriculture’s top officials travels through Southeast Alaska and the nation’s largest national forest over the next week. U.S. Agriculture Department Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Harris Sherman arrives in Juneau on Saturday and then heads to Sitka and Ketchikan over the next several days. The culmination of the trip…