JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A research firm says the U.S. Forest Service has done little to transition the nation’s largest national forest in southeast Alaska to young-growth timber harvests.
Headwaters Economics also says the agency continues to invest disproportionately in a timber industry that it says provides relatively few jobs while neglecting “more economically important industries,” like tourism and fishing.
The firm says that despite the dwindling Southeast timber industry and a promise by the Forest Service to transition out of old-growth harvests, the agency has continued to generously fund its timber program in the Tongass National Forest.
The Juneau Empire reports (https://bit.ly/1vqaD0X ) the agency planned to discuss its plans for the Tongass late Wednesday afternoon.
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Information from: Juneau (Alaska) Empire, https://www.juneauempire.com
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