USDA Forest Service Proposes Timber Harvest and Road Construction in Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Summary

The USDA Forest Service plans to harvest 123 million board feet of timber and construct 84.2 miles of road in the Port Houghton/Cape Fanshaw area of the Tongass National Forest, with the goal of offering timber in one or more sales, according to a proposed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) available at . The project area spans approximately 193,000 acres, with the majority allocated to commodity or market resources, and is expected to be completed over the next 10 years.