The City Council for the City of Wrangell, Alaska, voted to join AFA as co-plaintiff in the lawsuit and agreed to contribute $25,000 toward the effort. Concerned Alaskans for Resources and Environment (C.A.R.E.) also voted to become a co- plaintiff in the action.

AFA's letter to Michael Dombeck, Chief U.S.D.A. Forest Service

RE: Interested Party Comments on Request for Interim Relief for Timber Sale Projects in Forest Service Region 10, Tongass National Forest

Summary of Sawmill Capacity in Southeast Alaska

Congressional Action Needed to Save Alaska’s Starving Timber Industry

Now the administration’s goal for the Forest Service apparently is to have the system “timber benign by ’99.” The effect on regional economies and rural communities is apparently of no concern to the White House.

Briefing Paper on the Forest Service’s Proposed Action for Addressing Roadless Areas on the Tongass National Forest

Apparently, the Forest Service intends to implement a new roadless area policy for the Tongass through the administrative appeal process, contrary to the statutory and regulatory authorities controlling such policy determinations and despite the fact that the Forest Service is limited to correcting legal errors during the administrative appeal process.

Alaska's Legislature Continues Support of Forest Industries

Among the many pieces of legislation pending before lawmakers this year are several that will directly affect members of the forest products industry. Some of these are among the measures sure to pass both the House and Senate before the mid-May adjournment date.

Timber Industry Urges New Fish Protections
February 1998

In a move that surprised many, the Alaska Forest Association went before the state Board of Forestry on January 13 to propose changes to the state’s Forest Resources and Practices Act.

Alaskans Oppose Federal Roads Moratorium
January 1998

Alaskans had a uniformly negative reaction to the announcement by the Department of Agriculture that it is formulating an interim policy regarding road building in the nationl forest system.

US House Letter to President Clinton
January 15, 1998

Administration is preparing to issue a new policy for roadless areas on the national forests and that this policy will override the decisions that have been made in national forest plans and numerous wilderness laws.

AK Senate President & AK House Speaker Letter to Secretary Glickman
January 15, 1998

Speaker of the House, Gail Phillips and President of the Senate, Mike Miller's letter to Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture in opposing the Federal Roads Moratorium.

Knowles' letter to Glickman
January 12, 1998

Governor Knowles' to Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture opposing the Federal Roads Moratorium.

US Senate Letter to Secretary Glickman
January 7, 1998

The annual debate over the Forest Service road construction budget & the Federal Roads Moratorium.

Growing Pains in the Tanana Forest Industry
December 31, 1997

The timber industry in Alaska's Interior, long a small but stable element in the local economy, has shown new vigor in recent months.

AFA Commends Knowles Administration
November 14, 1997

Knowles administration supports State Forest Practices Act. Phelps wrote to Knowles, "You can be proud of the work your administration has done on this very important issue." The state’s letter to NOAA administrator Joseph Uravitch, and Phelps’ letter to Knowles are posted here in their entirety.

Tongass Land Management Plan Administrative Appeal
September 24, 1997

Today we filed an administrative appeal setting forth in detail why the RSFEIS and ROD fail to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Forest Management Act ( NFMA.)

Wild & Scenic Recommendations Unnecessary and Illegal.
May 23, 1997

The Forest Service added four new rivers to its Wild and Scenic River nominations. The nomination of these four rivers.... violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as well as the Forest Service regulations.

AFA Launches Deer Study

What really is the effect of timber cutting on deer who live in Southeast Alaska, and what is the value of second growth habitat for those deer? AFA and several member companies have decided to find out.

Tongass Land Management Plan Revision:Its effect on the forest products industry in Alaska

The Tongass Land Management Plan ( TLMP ) outlines land and resource management planning over the next decade for the nation’s largest national forest. The latest revision of the plan was issued in May, 1997, replacing the original 1979 TLMP , as amended in the mid- eighties. The revision took 10 years to complete, and cost the taxpayers nearly $13 million.

Educating the Public

Are loggers, sawmill operators, and timber land developers really out of step with mainstream America as we near the end of the 20th century?

Souter Decision on Keni

Superior Court Judge Milton Souter ruled on March 21, 1997, that the state Division of Forestry had fully complied with the state constitution and Alaska law.

Forest Roads Program Not a Subsidy to Industry.

As so often happens with timber issues, the facts on forest roads are obscured by popular rhetoric.

Extremist Views of Logging Threaten the Environment