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- Forest Service, Local Conservation Groups Resolve Timber Sale Appeal Aug 18, 2008
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Deal means less trees cut but timber likely to go to local millsWorking together, the U.S. Forest Service, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and the Sitka Conservation Society have resolved the conservation groups’ appeal of the proposed Iyouktug timber sale on Chichagof Island near Hoonah, in the Tongass National Forest. Under the agreement, the Forest Service will delay offering expensive helicopter logging sale units, and four units in a roadless area. The agency will first offer more economical, non-helicopter units designed for smaller timber operators. The Forest Service also agreed to modify some units to lessen the impact of logging on fish, bear and deer habitat. In return, the conservation groups will not challenge the sale until or unless the delayed units are offered.
- Back to Court on Kensington! Jun 27, 2008
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Kensington caseToday the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear the case surrounding the Kensington Mine’s plan to destroy a lake by using it as a tailings dump. The case represents a dangerous assault on America’s rivers, lakes and streams and the federal Clean Water Act.
- Collaborative Community Forest Plan Steps Into Action Jun 18, 2008
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Local residents, conservationists and Forest Service team up for forest groundworkThe Hoonah Community Forest Project, a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) with input from local Hoonah residents and the U.S. Forest Service, begins its first stage of implementation this week as members of the various groups begin restoration efforts at Kennel Creek, south of Hoonah.