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Geneva Preston

12:15 - 12:48

“Timber harvest would are very likely to be designed in coordination with the Department of Fish and Game and they would be designed with the purpose of enhancing habitat. And generally this will look like selective harvest in these units as well.”
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Timber harvest would are very likely to be designed in coordination with the Department of Fish and Game and they would be designed with the purpose of enhancing habitat. And generally this will look like selective harvest in these units as well. You'll see size limits on the even aged harvest options. And in many of these units public recreation is emphasized as a secondary management goal.

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Alaska proposes timber sales in Haines State Forest habitat areas

Alaska's Division of Forestry and Fire Protection is proposing to allow timber sales in wildlife habitat and recreation areas of the 260,000-acre Haines State Forest, reversing a 2002 policy ban, with public comment due June 5.

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