by Katie Rooks | Oct 16, 2023 | Blog, Tongass
The Forest Service is proposing to log and treat more than 25,000 acres of young-growth timber near Thorne Bay and we are justifiably concerned. The Thorne Bay Basin Integrated Resource Management Project was initially scoped in 2022, but due to an intense response,...
by Katie Rooks | Sep 28, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Tongass
On July 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would set up a new team to consult with Tribal governments and Alaska Native corporations, and work with regional stakeholders to allocate up to $25 million of funding — emphasizing examples of integrated...
by Meredith Trainor | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog, Climate change, Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
It is with great joy that we write to share that this morning, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture announced that the Forest Service and USDA will initiate a rulemaking that proposes to restore 2001 Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass!...
by Sally Schlichting | Jan 12, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Tongass
Today is the 20th anniversary of the 2001 national Roadless Area Conservation Rule!
by Sally Schlichting | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Tongass
Photo of Carroll Inlet, located near the Shelter Island area of South Revillagigedo Island, by Adam Weiland. A huge attack on old growth and wild forests The Tongass National Forest has proposed a massive logging project encompassing more than 40,000 acres on the...
by Emily | Oct 28, 2020 | Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 28, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT:Meredith TrainorEmail: [email protected]: 907-957-8347 Southeast Alaskans Ignored: Trump’s USDA Secretary Axes Roadless Rule Protections for the TongassSecretary Perdue succumbs to political pressure; officially...
