A fungus that’s damaged trees in Southcentral and Interior Alaska has been discovered in Southeast. But there’s a chance its spread could be stopped.
Timber
Tongass timber sale short on timber
A large timber sale on the Tongass National Forest is not as large as it was advertised. An environmental watchdog organization has uncovered a U.S. Forest Service document showing a 12-million-board-foot mistake on the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
Gold Rush Days marks 27th year
Gold Rush Days is sponsored by over 40 Juneau businesses and local residents generally donate about $30,000 each year.
New road and landowner collaboration key to harvesting young growth Tongass timber
After new federal plans were set in motion last year, old growth logging in Alaska’s national forests is on its way out. Still, the feds have to make some timber sales available in the Tongass.
Leaving timber behind, an Alaska town Ketchikan turns to tourism
Timber used to be the economic engine of Ketchikan, Alaska, but after the pulp mill there closed in the ’90s, the town turned to tourism.
Southeast Alaskans predict tariff’s effects on timber market
According to a U.S. Commerce Department report, Canadian exports of softwood lumber to the United States in 2016 were valued at $5.6 billion.