Advisory committee asks to halt state forest plan

A Chilkat Valley advisory committee is making one last bid to secure changes in a soon-to-be finalized Haines State Forest Management Plan. The new management plan has been in the works for years and could spell significant changes for the state forest. In a move praised by some and criticized by others, one element of the plan would open the entirety of the 270,410 acre state forest to logging. Now, after a two-and-a-half year drafting… Continue reading — subscribe to unlock the full article.

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