Tongass Archives

Forest Service adds to Admiralty Island wilderness

by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Sep 28, 2016 | Local News, Southeast News Old, Syndicated

About 4,500 acres of heavily-logged forest will return to wilderness under a deal involving the federal government and a Southeast Alaska Native corporation.

Murkowski talks Trump, Tongass

by Katherine Rose, KCAW | Aug 3, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is standing amid beers and balloons, speaking to a group of Sitkans.

Partnership to boost Alaska trail, cabin repairs

by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Jul 12, 2016 | Local News, Southeast News Old, Syndicated

Alaska’s national forests will see more cabin and trail improvements under a new public-private partnership. A nonprofit group long involved in Juneau maintenance work is increasing its role in the Tongass and Chugach National Forests.

Southeast’s year in review: ferries, logging and mining

by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Dec 29, 2015 | Local News, Southeast News Old, Syndicated

The year 2015 saw the beginnings of major changes to the Alaska Marine Highway, the Tongass National Forest and the possible future of transboundary mines.

Forest service talks trails

by KCAW News | Oct 22, 2015 | The Morning Interview

The U.S. Forest Service is trying to learn more about the users of trails and recreation sites in the Tongass National Forest. Mike Mullin, natural resource specialist with the Sitka Ranger District, discussed the National Visitor Use Monitoring Program that every federal forest employs. Downloadable audio.