Timber Industry

Forest Service schedules Southeast timber sales

The U.S. Forest Service says three small timber sales have been scheduled for Wrangell and Zarembo islands in Southeast Alaska.

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TIMBER INDUSTRY

Logger killed in accident on Prince of Wales Island

A logging worker was killed Saturday morning near Nutkwa Lagoon on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska, Alaska State Troopers reported Sunday.
TIMBER INDUSTRY

Commission asks that logging road be rejected

A logging company's proposal for a new road in Chiniak faces an uphill battle.
TIMBER INDUSTRY

Appeals court upholds Southeast timber sale

A federal appeals court has affirmed an earlier court ruling that the Logjam Timber Sale on Prince of Wales Island can move forward.
TIMBER INDUSTRY

Tongass timber sale proposed

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing the harvest of up to 53.4 million board feet of timber within the Petersburg Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest.
STATE NEWS

Stranded passengers ferried to cruise ship

An Alaska transportation official said several dozen stranded cruise ship passengers found shelter and a ride from the state ferry Malaspina this week.
TIMBER INDUSTRY

Southeast State Forest expanded

Gov. Sean Parnell has signed legislation adding more than 23,000 acres to the Southeast State Forest.
TIMBER INDUSTRY

Court finds Tongass timber sales need more evaluation

Environmental groups scored a victory in a court decision involving four timber sales in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion Tuesday finding that the U.S. Forest Service erred in approving the sales.
TIMBER INDUSTRY

Coast Guard rescues, airlifts injured logger

The Coast Guard has rescued a logger who suffered a chainsaw injury.
NATIVE CORPORATIONS

Sealaska lands bill to help timber industry moves out of committee

The House Natural Resources Committee has voted 34-10 to move the Sealaska lands bill to the House floor for a vote.
TIMBER INDUSTRY

Delegation hopes to kill roadless rule

Alaska's congressional delegation is pushing legislation to repeal a rule that bars new roads and many timber sales in roadless areas of the state's national forests.