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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 areas...
Owner of historic boat shop in dispute with Forest Service
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service issued a deadline to the operator of an Alaska island boat shop to tear down the historic complex and l...
Federal policy change sparks debate over Alaska's Tongass
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Critics and proponents are debating the merits of changes to federal environmental policy, including the effects on m...
Colorado company agrees to $7M cleanup of former Alaska mine
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Colorado company agreed to a $7 million cleanup plan for Alaska’s only uranium mine, which has left radioactive waste in the...
To the Editor
Turbulent Times To the Editor: We live in turbulent times. Everywhere in the lower 48 it seems...
Groups request federal protection for AK wolf population
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Conservationists have asked the federal government to provide better protection for a wolf population in Southeast Alaska. A l...
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USFS explains Tongass watershed
Heath Whitacre, of the Petersburg Forest Service, went into detail on the Forest Service's efforts...
New thalattosaur species discovered near Kake
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have identified a new species of thalattosaur, a...
Alaska Fish Factor
It’s been a long time coming but payments should soon be in hand for Alaska fishermen, processors and coastal communities hurt by the 2016 pink s...
$40 million for a road? Some Kupreanof Island residents want that money for ferries
A patchwork of logging roads already exists, and the project would connect those roads to make a 35-...
Alaska Fish Factor: Fish Factor's annual Fishing Picks and Pans for 2019
Every year since 1991 Fish Factor has selected “picks and pans” for Alaska’s seafood industry - a no-holds-barred look back at some of the year’s best...
2019: Year in Review
January Following the shutdown of the U.S. government on Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. Coast Guard stated...
Dead trees could bring new life to SE Alaska lumber mills
JUNEAU – As climate change rapidly alters conditions in southeast Alaska, lower snowpack levels h...
Assembly strikes down letter of dissatisfaction to Forest Service
The borough assembly failed to pass a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States...
Borough assembly votes against supporting, repealing Roadless Rule
The borough assembly took a neutral position on the future of the Roadless Rule at Monday's assembly...
To the Editor
The roadless rule should remain intact To the Editor: The proposed Tongass exemption from the 2001...
Wrangell Mayor goes to Washington
WRANGELL - Mayor Steve Prysunka travelled to Washington D.C. last week to speak before the Senate...
Vote supporting Roadless Rule in Tongass postponed
A resolution supporting alternative one of the draft environmental impact statement for the...
Lift the Roadless Rule on Tongass
Southeast Alaskans have been given the opportunity to lift the onerous roadless designation from...
Community against Roadless Rule exemption
After officials from the United States Forest Service presented their six alternatives to the...
USDA favors exemption of Roadless Rule in the Tongass
Representatives from the United State Forest Service presented a draft environmental impact...
PPD given approval to hire sergeant
The Petersburg Police Department will begin the process of seeking and hiring a police sergeant...
Alaska Fish Factor
The federal government’s plan to raze more roads through the Tongass National Forest is facing strong headwinds from fishermen, Native groups and c...
Five days left in Tongass project comment period
Members of the United States Forest Service met with the public last week to receive feedback and...
Obituary: James Richard Schramek, 70
James Richard Schramek, 70, died at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage on August 28, 2019 from... Full story
