The intertie could make cheap hydroelectric power available to the 600 residents of Kake, who rely on costly diesel generators.
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Sealaska lands bill passes Congress
A bill transferring 70,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest to Sealaska has passed Congress.
Study: Climate change hurting salmon habitat
Scientists know climate change is altering rain and snowfall patterns in the Tongass National Forest. A new study details how that could affect salmon and suggests what can be done.
Research that could affect Southeast logging, mining unclear on wolf designation
An article published last month in the Journal of Heredity concludes that DNA evidence does not support listing Southeast Alaska wolves as a distinct sub-species for protection under the Endangered Species Act. However, others say the same research supports that distinction.
Forest Service: Transition means fewer unmilled logs
About half of the timber cut in the Tongass National Forest is shipped in the round. When all that unmilled timber leaves the region, potential jobs leave with it.
Tongass Advisory Committee meets in Sitka
It’s the fourth meeting of the Tongass Advisory Committee, which is working with the U.S. Forest Service as it tries to switch its focus from old-growth logging to harvesting smaller, younger trees.