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Kake Community Alternative
Learn about our work with the community of Kake to create a win-win alternative to the proposed Central Kupreanof timber sale.
The village of Kake is surrounded by thousands of acres of clearcuts
on the Northwest tip of Kupreanof Island. The village is in the midst
of tough economic times, with high unemployment and an even higher cost
of living.
So when the Forest Service proposed another large timber sale south of the village, residents and SEACC saw amending the project as an opportunity to allow Kake to use its local bounty to sustain its local economy and traditional ways of life.
Working with SEACC and seasoned naturalist, Bob Christensen, Kake residents developed a community alternative to the timber sale that would resize the sale to encourage local hire and local use of the timber and protect important fish and game habitat. The alternative also proposes creative use of non-forest timber products and a series of forest restoration projects to get people working to revitalize salmon streams and winter deer habitat.
