The Roadless Rule has flip-flopped multiple times since it was established to protect undeveloped lands, including areas of the Tongass National Forest, in 2001.
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Annual cross-border race draws fewer cyclists – and some Canadians who won’t enter the U.S.
One of the Kluane Chilkat Relay’s organizers says he thinks some of the Canadian participants “just didn’t want to come to the U.S.”
Judge pauses upcoming Xunaa Borough election after appeal
Judge Larry Woolford granted a motion to stay requested by Tenakee Springs, Pelican, Gustavus and Elfin Cove. The communities filed an appeal of the state’s local boundary commission’s decision in April.
Plastic fish food bags litter the water between Sitka and Juneau
A shipping container full of empty hatchery feed bags fell off a barge near Admiralty Island.
Sealaska Heritage Institute wants help identifying people in a late Lingít elder’s photo collection
Ḵaalḵáawu Cyril George Sr.’s family unearthed the photo collection in the wake of his death 11 years ago. Now, the organization wants help identifying people and places in the photos.
Feds ask court to dismiss timber industry lawsuit that aims to increase Tongass old-growth logging
Timber companies allege that the Forest Service failed to fulfill a promise to supply the companies with enough timber to meet market demand. But the government asserts it didn’t promise that.