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Geneva Preston

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.”
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Alaska News
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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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