Tongass timber sales plan approved with conditions and challenges

Federal officials are telling Tongass Forest managers to provide more cost-effective timber sales. That includes 10-year harvest contracts. The direction comes as part of top-level approval of the latest Tongass management plan. But that plan is being challenged in court by industry backers.

Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau

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