The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office will not pursue timber sales at controversial sites in Petersburg and Ketchikan – at least for now.
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After months of controversy, Deer Mountain might not be logged after all
With a federal land swap in the works, the Alaska Mental Health Trust says they’ll pass on the controversial timber sale.
Deer Mountain logging off the table for now
The Alaska Mental Health Authority’s Trust Land Office is no longer pursuing action toward timber sales on Deer Mountain or land in Petersburg.
Culturally valuable yellow cedar on the decline
Alaska Native carvers and weavers say they’re worried about the future of yellow cedar.
Southeast land exchange bill reintroduced in Congress
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation has reintroduced a bill that would trade federal land for land owned by Alaska Mental Health Trust – including Ketchikan’s Deer Mountain.
Forest plan has some changes for central Southeast Alaska
Streams and watersheds in the Petersburg area are among those placed off-limits to old growth logging in an amendment to the Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan released in December.