Geneva Preston
12:53 - 13:37
"I think 10 to 20 acres is the range of size limits that you'll see in the wildlife habitat designated subunits. And the management intent statements consistently identify habitat values as the priority for management on these lands"
“I think 10 to 20 acres is the range of size limits that you'll see in the wildlife habitat designated subunits. And the management intent statements consistently identify habitat values as the priority for management on these lands”
- Speaker
- Geneva Preston
- Timestamp
- 12:53 – 13:37
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Haines
- Captured at
- June 3, 2026
From the transcript
So moving through some examples here you can see these size limits on our even age harvests. I think 10 to 20 acres is the range of size limits that you'll see in the wildlife habitat designated subunits. And the management intent statements consistently identify habitat values as the priority for management on these lands and some areas like unit five you can see recreation is also like a high print, high priority management consideration.
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