The plan would open more than half of the Tongass National Forest, roughly 9 million acres, to logging and road-building.
Trump Administration to Announce Plan to Open Tongass Forest to Logging
Tag: Roadless Rule
Alaskan officials waste taxpayer money weakening a rule that protects the Tongass: misuse of appropriated funds
$150,000 from a federal grant was used to help the state comment on the U.S. Department of Agriculture plan to repeal the “Roadless Rule” in the Tongass National Forest.
Tweetsheet: Save the Roadless Rule—Alaska
Once again, the Forest Service has disregarded the evidence of the probable impacts of its timber program on wolves, other wildlife populations, salmon, and critical habitat necessary for their survival. As we have seen on Prince of Wales, logging and roads initiate many harmful effects, including the “overharvest” and illegal take of not only wolves, but also their primary prey and sustenance, Sitka black-tailed deer.
The Plight of the Alexander Archipelago Wolf
There is no mention of a "harvest" quota, and there will be no emergency closures. But no worries, “hunters and trappers are reminded that the goal of the new GMU 2 wolf harvest management strategy is to maintain the fall wolf population within the range of 150-200 wolves.
Speak Up For Ancient Forests, Wolves, and Wildlife in Alaska.
Note: The public has until midnight Alaska time on Dec. 17, 2019, to submit comments. Scroll towards the end of this post where you will find a sample letter and link for sending. Please speak up for your public lands. To reconcile the ecological value of the ancient forests in Alaska with their economic value … Continue reading Speak Up For Ancient Forests, Wolves, and Wildlife in Alaska.
Protect the Tongass: Roadless Rule
Your comment is due October 15th. Please act now.
