(225) stories found containing 'Tongass National Forest'
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Wrangell left off list for final federal pandemic assistance funds
WRANGELL—“Not happy” was how Borough Manager Jeff Good described his mood last week when he received word that Wrangell was left off the list...
Juneau landslide damages 3 homes, 'squishes' pickup
(AP) - A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the...
Peak budworm infestation eats its way through Southeast forest
Look around Southeast and you will see a lot of evergreen trees that aren't so green. Southeast...
Their names bear repeating
WRANGELL-If visitors read the bear-sighting sheet at Anan Wildlife Observatory, which the workers...
Improvements coming to Petersburg Ranger District
The United States Forest Service announced plans Monday to improve three sites within the Tongass Na...
USDA looking to restore Tongass roadless protections
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to repeal the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule which...
Guest Commentary
Former and current secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, who was instrumental in reimposing the 2001 roadless rule on the...
Yesterday's News
July 15, 1921 Buschmann’s first addition to Petersburg will be placed on the market within the next few weeks, according to John Thormadsater who is...
US will revisit Trump-era decision for Alaska rainforest
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The federal government announced plans Friday to “repeal or replace” a decision by the Trump administration last fall to...
Assembly, public weigh in on landless legislation
The Borough Assembly held a work session with staff from Alaska's federal delegation to discuss...
Assembly neutral in roadless exemption battle
A motion to support the 2020 Tongass Exemption Rule failed to gain a second at a Borough Assembly me...
Concerns continue over access across future native lands
Six people addressed the Borough Assembly at a work session on March 10 to express their support...
Audit finds Tongass timber sales mishandled
A 2020 audit of the Alaska Region timber sales program by the Forest Service Financial Compliance &...
Artifact Archive
By 1923, the U. S. Forest Service managed 140 fox farm permits on the Tongass National Forest, covering 78,000 acres. Petersburg along with...
Dunleavy plans appeal of mine project denial
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state will appeal the U.S. Army Corps of...
To the Editor
Thank you To the Editor: Thanks to you my wonderful friends and family of Petersburg for being...
2021 marks 30th year weekly Fish Factor column has appeared in newspapers across Alaska and nationally
This year marks the 30th year that the weekly Fish Factor column has appeared in newspapers across Alaska and nationally. Every year it features...
ANWL answers landless questions
Cecilia Tavoliero, with Alaska Natives Without Land, addressed the Borough Assembly at their...
Assembly requests delay of ANCSA land claims
The Borough Assembly approved a letter on Wednesday to Alaska's congressional delegation asking...
Kake turns to biomass heating for cheaper energy
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska island village plans to use an advanced version of an ancient renewable energy system to lower its high energy costs....
USDA Exempts Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a final Alaska Roadless Rule that exempts the Tongass National...
Alaska tribes say agency ignored Tongass exemption request
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. government ignored the requests of some Alaska Native groups to uphold national Roadless Rule restrictions in the...
Loesch wins national award for editorial
Pilot publisher Ron Loesch won a 2nd place award from the National Newspaper Association for his...
Alaska conservationists urge officials to halt wolf hunting
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska conservationists are urging state and federal officials not to reopen wolf hunting season around Prince of Wales...
Groups decry Roadless Rule rollback for the Tongass
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to exempt the country’s largest national forest from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless are...