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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.

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0:37
Greg Palmieri“the five year forest management schedule will continue to be developed during this amendment process. We'll take a pause. So because the management plan is being amended, I won't be issuing one in this season, which is typically the time that I would. It'll come again in another two years.”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area- Opening Meeting May 8th 2024 ·

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“What is the goal? I mean, what. What is the justification for changing what's in place? What's driving this desire to change the existing plan?”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

0:27
Geneva Preston“any harvest, any timber harvest or resource development activities must be designed to exist compatibly with public recreation uses. And so typically that would look like timbers harvests that are designed to support recreation facilities or support access to areas that are important for recreation.”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

1:34
Geneva Preston“the draft is available for review that is available digitally on our project website and hard copies will be available in the Forestry office in Haines if folks are interested to come look at a physical copy and we'll ask that you submit your comments by 5pm on June 5th.”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

1:14
Geneva Preston“One of the goals in the revision is to include carbon offsets among those uses. And there needs to be language in the plan that identifies carbon offsets as a potential use before any planning or, like, consideration of projects can occur.”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

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Geneva Preston“I think 5 acres in unit 3H is the smallest size limit that we see and other units have a cap at 20. 20 Acres is the largest even age timber harvest that I think is permitted in these public recreation designated lands.”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

0:33
Geneva Preston“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.”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

1:12
Geneva Preston“one of the most significant changes between the plan that was published in 2002 and the current amended draft is a change in policy that allows timber sales to be a potential use in the public recreation or wildlife habitat lands.”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

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Geneva Preston“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”

Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 ·

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