The state has requested proposals from prospective consultants “to investigate the potential for a carbon offset credit program based on carbon sequestration on state lands.”
Timber
It was the deadliest year ever for land and environmental activists
The number of such deaths last year was more than double the figure in 2013.
Warmer summers fuel western blackheaded budworm infestation of Southeast hemlocks
While the damage can seem drastic to onlookers, entomologist Elizabeth Graham says the majority of trees will survive and possibly even thrive as a result.
Craig man killed in commercial logging accident
State labor safety officials said Friday they are investigating the death of a Craig man killed at a commercial logging operation in the Ratz Bay area on Prince of Wales Island.
Conservationists challenge old-growth timber sale in Haines State Forest for a second time
Opponents say the Baby Brown project threatens biodiversity in upper Chilkat Valley.
Forest Service plans more small timber sales in the Tongass this summer
The Forest Service says the small sale program aligns with the Biden administration’s sustainability strategy for Southeast Alaska.