Sealaska gets stimulus funds for forest thinning
Ed Schoenfeld
JUNEAU, ALASKA (2010-02-04) The federal government is giving the Sealaska Corporation close to a million dollars to thin second-growth forests on Prince of Wales Island. The Forest Service also plans to thin trees using federal stimulus money. But they’ve got different aims.
Earlier reports:
--A forty-year old clearcut along the Sitka road system is undergoing extensive thinning.
--Sealaska seeks stimulus grant.
Read related information:
--Read the article Ocean Boulevard project called too expensive.
--Visit Sealaska Timber Corporation's website.
--Read about Sealaska's land-management research.
--Find out more about the corporation's land-selection plans.
--Read about opposition to Sealaska's land selections from SEACC.
Earlier reports:
--A forty-year old clearcut along the Sitka road system is undergoing extensive thinning.
--Sealaska seeks stimulus grant.
Read related information:
--Read the article Ocean Boulevard project called too expensive.
--Visit Sealaska Timber Corporation's website.
--Read about Sealaska's land-management research.
--Find out more about the corporation's land-selection plans.
--Read about opposition to Sealaska's land selections from SEACC.
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