‘Landless’ tribes stake out selections in the Tongass
The group is eyeing 115,000 acres they’d like to divide among the five landless tribal communities.
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Forest Service could delay contaminated soil storage plan
The U.S. Forest Service could put the brakes on a state plan to store contaminated soil near a Wrangell recreation area.
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USFS open house looks at Tongass transition to young-growth logging
The U.S. Forest Service held an open house in Wrangell Wednesday about its plan to transition the Tongass National Forest from old-growth to young-growth logging in about 15 years.
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Wrangell Assembly supports roadless rule exemption for Tongass
Wrangell Borough Assembly members voted unanimously to adopt a resolution asking Gov. Bill Walker to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the roadless rule and reverse it for the Tongass National Forest.
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Southeast businesses request more Tongass recreation funding
Fifty Southeast Alaska business-owners are asking Congress to give more money to the Tongass National Forest recreation program. Funding for trails, cabins and wildlife-viewing sites has declined in recent years, and tour operators worry the Forest Service won’t be able to maintain the attractions they depend on.
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