The initial Thomas Bay timber sale proposal was for about 22 million board feet. But after a few years of public process, that has shrunk to 12.6 million board feet to be harvested through a patchwork of areas over several years.
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New Tongass forest plan will focus on climate change, tourism boom in Southeast
The U.S. Forest Service is working to replace the 25-year-old management plan for the nation’s largest national forest.
Forest Service boasts dozens of new staff positions in the Tongass
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.
Tlingit and Haida, Forest Service plans to expand cultural education at Mendenhall Glacier
“The people who go there want to learn about the glacier,” President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson said. “They also want to learn about the people.”
New Sitka research could help berry pickers adjust to climate change
Lead researcher Alex McCarrel says changes in climate can disrupt berry development because a berry plant’s life cycle is precisely tuned to its environment.
Forest Service identifies nearly 700 Tongass stream crossings that could block migrating fish
A new federal project seeks to restore all of the crossings in the Tongass that aren’t up to standard.
Top Alaska tourist attraction Mendenhall Glacier to hit capacity for visitors by late summer
Tour operators will face limits in the second half of the summer season on permits for tours to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area.
Forest Service extends public comment for Hecla Greens Creek Mine expansion
The agency plans to dedicate more time to hearing concerns about the mine’s potential threat to subsistence activities around Admiralty Island, where it operates.
Public comment for Hecla Greens Creek Mine expansion still open, as environmentalists call for more monitoring
This would be the third expansion of the waste facility since Greens Creek opened in 1989. From the mine’s perspective, the latest proposed expansion is routine.
Forest Service asks Southeast Alaskans to help make 10-year plan for the Tongass
The federal agency will be holding in-person workshops, virtual webinars and community gatherings through June.