USFS: Transition means fewer unmilled logs
A top Forest Service official says fewer unprocessed logs will be sold overseas under a transition to harvesting younger trees.
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Tongass Advisory Committee meets in Sitka
Representatives from across Southeast and the country will meet in Sitka this week to hash out timber issues on the Tongass, as the U.S. Forest Service tries to switch its focus from old-growth logging to harvesting smaller, younger trees.
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Killinger’s passion for the Tongass will survive his loss
Greg Killinger was a career Forest Service employee who -- had he wanted to -- could have worked anywhere in the system. When the 52-year-old’s body was found last Sunday (5-25-14) on Sitka’s Mt. Verstovia trail -- an apparent heart attack -- the news was met with shock and disbelief. Here's what his loss means for the Tongass.
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Panel will target Tongass plan rewrite, timber transition
The Forest Service is setting up an advisory board to help rewrite the Tongass National Forest’s management plan.
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