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Speaker A

53:06 - 54:00

"The feedback that we receive on a side of opposition to the, to this strategy that's kind of proposed right now, we have an equal and opposite force of feedback asking for something more. And so our role is to find a balance where the most possible use is made available to the Alaskan public by DoF's management of the forest."

“The feedback that we receive on a side of opposition to the, to this strategy that's kind of proposed right now, we have an equal and opposite force of feedback asking for something more. And so our role is to find a balance where the most possible use is made available to the Alaskan public by DoF's management of the forest.”
Speaker
Speaker A
Community
Alaska News
Location
Haines
Captured at
June 3, 2026

From the transcript

The feedback that we receive on a side of opposition to the, to this strategy that's kind of proposed right now, we have an equal and opposite force of feedback asking for something more. And so our role is to find a balance where the most possible use is made available to the Alaskan public by DoF's management of the forest. And so with that in mind, I think it's, it's our priority to, to focus on, on making them the widest range of resources available.

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