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The Tongass in the News

2021
Biden must quickly reinstate protections for 'America's Salmon Forest' - Seattle Times, February
Democrats renew push to restore Roadless Rule in Tongass National Forest
- KRBD, January 
2020
Tongass twisted: Alaska salmon habitat loses clearcutting protections - National Fisherman, October 
Alaskan salmon fishers to Trump: Leave the Tongass National Forest alone - The Counter, October 
Alaskans react to Trump administration's Roadless Rule rollback in the Tongass - KRBD, October
US expected to open development in Alaska's Tongass, one of the biggest temperate rainforests - The Hill, October 
Alaskans react to Trump administration's Roadless Rule rollback in the Tongass - KTOO, October 
Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate rainforests - Washington Post, October
More than 60 Democrats ask feds to reconsider Tongass logging plan - The Hill, October
Trump administration starts 30-day countdown to exempt Tongass from "Roadless Rule" - KTOO, October 
Groups decry Roadless Rule rollback for the Tongass - Juneau Empire, September 
Mines in Canada Jeopardize Alaska Fisheries - Fish AK Magazine, August/September 
Trump's Ransacking of Alaska - Rolling Stones, August
Tribes ask feds to stop work on the Roadless Rule plan - Juneau Empire, May
Anadromous Waters Catalog - Fish Alaska Magazine, April 
Tongass National Forest Fish Passage at Road-Stream Crossings Status - USDA, March
Editorial: Retain the Tongass National Forest Roadless Rule - MeatEater, January
2019
Editorial: 'No action' - Sitka Sentinel, December
Opinion: The World Needs the Roadless Rule - Juneau Empire, December
Tongass: Where your bread is buttered - National Fisherman, December
Forest Service moves to open "America’s Amazon" to loggers - Salon, December
Commentary: Speak out by Dec. 17 to protect our forests from logging - Cordova Times, December
Opinion: Past logging has disproportionately impacted the most valuable old-growth stands in Southeast Alaska - Juneau Empire, December
Opinion: Seeing the forest for more than the trees - Juneau Empire, December
Opinion: Embrace a future with the full benefits of a healthy Tongass - Juneau Empire, December
Opinion: Keep the Roadless rule in place - Juneau Empire, December
Opinion: Keep the national Roadless Rule on the Tongass - Juneau Empire, December
‘Hail Mary Pass’ in Alaska’s Tongass Forest Sets Up Carbon Clash - Bloomberg Environment, December
Haines residents ask the U.S. Forest Service to uphold the Roadless Rule - KHNS, December
Letter: Rainforest protection begins here in our region - Seattle Times, December
Commentary: Northwest must speak for trees, salmon in Alaska - Washington Herald, December
Save the rare wild beauty of the Tongass National Forest from renewed logging - Seattle Times, December
The cents and sense of maintaining the roadless protections on the Tongass - Washington Times, December
Opinion: Don't Destroy the Tongass- Anchorage Daily News, December 
Opinion: Full chest freezers need the Roadless Rule- Juneau Empire, December
Plan to lift roadless rule in Alaska's Tongass national forest threatens economy - The Hill, December
Petersburg assembly votes down competing roadless resolutions - KFSK, December
Alaskan Tribal Leaders to Testify Before Congress in Battle to Stop Trump Administration Lifting Logging Restrictions in America's Largest National Forest - Newsweek, November
Forest Service hosts a Roadless Rule meeting in Skagway - KHNS, November
Trump admin effort to strip forest protections aims to boost corporate profits, not jobs - Hatch Magazine, November
Alaskans take Roadless Rule fight to DC - Juneau Empire, November
Sitkans demonstrate at USFS office in support of Roadless - KCAW, November
At USFS hearing, Sitkans make a unanimous case for a roadless Tongass - KCAW, November
'We depend on the Tongass': Alaskans fight to save US’s largest national forest - The Guardian, November
Community against Roadless Rule exemption - Petersburg Pilot, November
Opinion: Roadless areas of the Tongass are good for wildlife and people, and they ought to be protected - Juneau Empire, November 
Forest Service sees resistance to Roadless Rule rollback at Ketchikan meeting - KRBD, November
Large crowd attends meeting on roadless rule - KINY Radio, November
Sitkans Step Up Roadless Rule Advocacy - Sitka Sentinel, November
Tenakee to speak out on Roadless, many residents oppose exemption - KCAW, November
Public gets heated over Roadless Rule alternatives - Juneau Empire, November
Forest Service kicks off Roadless Rule discussion in Juneau​ - KTOO, November
The Fate of America's Amazon is hanging in the balance - The Washington Post, November
Tribal leaders meet with USDA under secretary in Juneau, share Roadless Rule frustrations - Juneau Empire, November
Opinion: I hope inclusion of the Tongass under the Roadless Rule is maintained - Juneau Empire, November
Southeast tribes unite to oppose lifting the Roadless Rule - Juneau Empire, October
Call to Action: Tongass faces threat of Roadless Rule repeal - Angling Trade, October
Opinion: Roadless rule needed to protect salmon, trout - Juneau Empire, October
Exempting the Tongass from the Roadless Rule would be a mistake - Anchorage Daily News, October
Trump Wants To Exempt Tongass National Forest From Roadless Rule - NPR, Octoer
Opinion: Keep the Tongass healthy and strong, don't roll back the Roadless Rule - Juneau Empire, October 
Politicians Praise, Conservationists condemn effort to amend Roadless Rule - Juneau Empire, October
This Alaska Forest Easts a Ton of Carbon. The Trump Administration Wants to Let Loggers Cut It Down - Vice, October
Opinion: The Roadless Rule is working for Southeast Alaska - Juneau Empire, October 
After months of speculation , Forest Service recommends lifting the Roadless Rule for the Tongass - KTOO, October
Tourism advocates say proposed Roadless Rule exemption threatens industry's growth - KTOO, October
Trump administration proposes expanding logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest - The Washington Post, October 
Faced with an important decision on the Tongass, why is the federal government supporting Alaska’s timber industry? - KTOO, September
Turning Back the Clock: Tongass Timber Wars - Trout Unlimited, August
Noted Forest Management Expert Donald Trump Wants to Log the World's Largest Intact Temperate Rainforest - Gizmodo, August
As Amazon Forest burns, Dunleavy and Trump eye Tongass National Forest - Juneau Empire, August
Trump pushes to alow new logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest - Washington Post, August​
Leave Tongass Trees Be - Trout Unlimited, August
To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change - NPR, August
Drought In the World's Largest Temperate Rainforest? - USDA Forest Service Blog, July
The Rulemaking Process for an Alaska-Specific Roadless Rule: What's the Point? - Alaska Native News, July
Roadless Area Rules Could Be Rolled Back in the Tongass National Forest - Outdoor Life, May
Don't revive logging in national forests - The Hill, May 
Environmental orgs sue Forest Service over 'mammoth' Southeast timber sale - Juneau Empire, May 
Congress Attempts to Strengthen Roadless Rule - Juneau Empire, May
Support for Roadless Rule extends through state, country - Juneau Empire, April 
The Alaska Roadless Rule decision is moving along. Some tribal governments say it's moving too fast- KTOO, March 
Forest Service plans largest sale of Alaska old-growth timber in years - Associated Press, March
Tongass old growth timber sale gets go-ahead despite habitat concerns - KRBD, March
Of 140,000 comments, most favor keeping the Tongass Forest Roadless Rule - Alaska Public Media, February
Opinion: Roadless Rule and the Tongass should remain intact - Juneau Empire, February
Shutdown not stopping review of Alaska’s Roadless Rule - KTOO, January
2018
Road to Ruin: State plans threaten some of the country's last wild places - Salt Lake City Weekly, December
Alaskans make ‘Roadless Rule’ revision recommendations​ - Alaska Journal of Commerce, December
Is there something for everyone in a new vision for Tongass roads?​ - KTOO, November
Why we’re trying to lift the ‘Roadless Rule’​ - Anchorage Daily News, November
City of Gustavus Resolution, November
Thoughts on the ‘Roadless Rule’ from a small timber operator - Anchorage Daily News, November
TRUMP’S GREAT AMERICAN FOREST LIQUIDATION SALE​ - Cascadia Times, November
Sitkans tell Roadless Rule committee that best action is ‘no action’ - KCAW, Alaska Public Media, November
Roadless Rule Panel Issues Final Report - Sitka Sentinel, November
Alaska wants more roads in the Tongass National Forest. The answer should be no - LA Times, November
Letter: The ‘Roadless Rule’ is our trust fund - Anchorage Daily News, October
Push for roads in Tongass about more than timber — officials - E&E News, ​October
Commentary: Joe Sebastian on Roadless Rule and Climate Change​ - KFSK, October
Roadless advocates pack Tongass hearing - KTOO, October
Roadless rule committee questioned at first hearing - Juneau Empire, October
Gov. Walker's 'roadless rule' panel takes shape - KTOO, October
Fraud in the Tongass - ​Center for American Progress, ​October
Letter: no need to revise the roadless rule - Anchorage Dispatch News, October
Documenting wild Tongass steelhead - This is Fly magazine, October
US officials seek public comment on Alaska roadless rule - Seattle Times, September
Opinion: Stop pushing timber-first policies - Juneau Empire, ​September
Southeast residents say no to development at Roadless Rule meeting, KFSK, ​September
Concerned about process, Sitkans push back on new roadless proposal, KCAW, ​September
Controversial roadless rule the subject of public meeting - KNBA, September 
Skepticism at first Alaska roadless rule meeting - Juneau Empire, September
President Trump is sacrificing our public lands legacy - High Country News, August
New roads in the Tongass? Here's your chance to weigh in - KTOO, August
A piece of Alaskan paradise is at risk. Here's why we must save it - The Guardian, July
OpEd: Keep anti-environmental riders for Alaska out of spending bill - The Hill, March
OpEd: Turning back the clock on protecting Alaska's wild lands - New York Times, March
5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time - PBS News Hour, March
Dems vow to block environmental riders in omnibus - E&E News, March
Winter 2017-18
In Alaska, wildlands lose out to roads and drill rigs - High Country News, February ​
OpEd: The dirty little deals that would fould the environment - New York Times, February
Lisa Murkowski, the #1 anti-public lands lawmaker - Outside Magazine, February
OpEd: Tongass timber and the roadless rule - Juneau Empire, February
Scientists urge Congress to to back off roadless rule - Juneau Empire, January
State leads new efforts to restore Roadless Rule exemption - KTOO, January
​Patagonia Dirtbag Diaries: Prince of Wales - Patagonia.com
Old growth, new fight: Tongass timber slows forest bill - E&E News, January
Roadless repeal resolution rejected by Petersburg assembly - KFSK, January
OpEd: Senator should re-think rider on Tongass management plan - Anchorage Daily News, January
Alaska indigenous women to Senator Murkowski: End the assault on our communities and lands - Huffington Post, January
OpEd: Don't go back to clear-cutting the Tongass - Juneau Empire, January
Southeast's Year: Taku sold, Chinooks crash, mines petitioned, and a Tongass turnaround - KRBD, December
OpEd: Fight to save Alaska's big-tree forests - Seattle Times, December
LTE: Logging doesn't need to expand - Juneau Empire, December
Editorial: The Looting of America's Public Lands - New York Times, December
Murkowski targets roadless rule in spending talks - E&E Daily, December
Fall 2017
Murkowski adds Tongass timber, Roadless rule repeal to budget bill - Alaska Journal of Commerce, November
OpEd: Stand by the plan for Tonass Timber - Anchorage Daily News, November
​Analysis: The Energy 202: The other corner of Alaska the GOP wants to open up - Washington Post, November
OpEd: Tongass plan isn't perfect, but Murkowski should let it work - Anchorage Daily News, November
Murkowski's draft Interior bill targets Tongass - Ketchikan Daily News, November
LTE: Keep forest Plan - Ketchikan Daily News, November
A Plea to DC: Save the Tongass plan - Alaska Public Media, November
State challenges national forest roadless rule, again - KRBD, November
Congress could decide fate of Tongass plan to move away from old-growth timber - KTOO, October
Tongass plan defined as 'rule': Decision gives Congress say in TLMP 2016 amendment - Ketchikan Daily News, October
Summer 2017
Tongass timber sale short on timber - KTOO, July
Five politicians determined to give away America's public lands - The Guardian, June
LETTER: Fight to Keep Public Lands Public - Alaska Dispatch News, June
Alaskans who hunt and fish celebrate public lands in the Tongass National Forest - Hunting Life, June
Thousands of Alaskans sign on to letter requesting public lands remain in the public trust - SitNews, June

Winter 2016-17
Protecting Alaska’s Old Growth Rainforest - Huffington Post Blog, February
LETTER: Young's bill would jeopardize not only trees but Alaska businesses - ADN, January
Forest plan has some changes for central Southeast Alaska - KTOO, January
Young-growth transition final decision announced - KRBD, December
Few changes made in final Tongass forest plan decision - KSTK, December
Tongass National Forest Plan Moves to Young-Growth Timber - AP, December
Is the forest service supplying enough Tongass timber? - KTOO, December
Summer 2016
My Turn: Save Kuiu Island forest - Juneau Empire, September
Forest service gives go ahead for Kuiu Island timber sale - KTOO, August
The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter: 7/24/16 - Chicago Public Radio, July
​My Turn: Caring for the land and serving the people - Juneau Empire, July
​Forest Service announces changes to Tongass plan - Juneau Empire, June

​TLMP amendment draft decision announced - Alaska Public Radio Network, June

Senator should heed council on Tongass, accept compromise - Alaska Dispatch News, June 
Winter 2016
My Turn: The economic reality of Alaska's timber industry - Juneau Empire, April 2016
My Turn: Why conservation of the Tongass matters - Juneau Empire, March 2016
USFS chief says no to delay of Tongass timber transition - APRN, March 2016
Southeast Alaskans Speak Out on Tongass - Fishermen's News, February 2016
My Turn: Forest Service must prioritize recreation programs, protecting wild places - Juneau Empire, February 2016
My Turn: Protect the Tongass - Juneau Empire, January 2016
Conserve the Tongass: Southeast Alaska’s salmon forest - Alaska Dispatch News, January 2016
Fall 2015
Tongass proposal up for public comment - Juneau Empire, November 2015
My Turn: Another Southeast Alaska salmon success story - Juneau Empire, September 2015
Summer 2015
Federal court shuts Tongass national forest roadless loophole - Summit County Voice, August 2015
The brown bear: 'A symbol of wellness in the landscape' - LaCrosse Tribune, August 2015
Catch a Wild Alaskan Sockeye: Watch Live Stream as the Annual Homecoming Begins - USDA blog, August 2015
Forest Service and Mental Health reach Tongass land swap agreement - Wrangell Sentinel, July 2015
My Turn: Tongass programs growing in right direction - Juneau Empire, July 2015
Investment in the Tongass is an investment in southeast Alaska - The Hill, July 2015
A Win for America’s Biggest National Forest May Also Be a Win for Wolves - Takepart.org, July 2015
Alaska challenge to Tongass ‘roadless rule’ gets shot down by 9th Circuit - Alaska Dispatch News, July 2015
As Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier disappears, demand to see it grows - Alaska Dispatch News, July 2015
Businesses pen Tongass letter to Congress - Alaska Journal of Commerce, June 2015
Businesses want more recreation at Tongass National Forest - Associated Press, June 2015
Landless Natives bill gets first hearing in Congress - Coast Alaska, June 2015
Wrangell recovers from its timber hangover - High Country News, June 2015
Bill Seeking Creation of Native Corporations in Congress - Associated Press, June 2015

Spring 2015

Tongass Advisory Committee finishes its plan for changing forest strategy - Ketchikan Daily News, May 2015
My Turn: Ax the timber budget- Juneau Empire, May 2014
My Turn: Who speaks for the trees? - Juneau Empire, May 2015
My Turn: Home runs: Celebrating Southeast Alaska's salmon forests - Juneau Empire, May 2015
Tongass Advisory Committee Reaches Consensus - Your Alaska Link.com, May 2015
USFS Fisheries: Salmon top Tongass product - KCAW Alaska, May 2015
Iconic Alaskan Yellow Cedar Considered For Endangered Protection - Associated Press, April 2015

Fall 2014

U.S. Forest Service criticized over Tongass management - Los Angeles Times, November 2014
Mount Polley isn’t the only Canada mining threat - Pacific Fishing, October, 2014
Mine Field: The rivers of Southeast Alaska face a new danger - Fly Rod & Reel, Autumn, 2014

Spring 2014

Fish Need Trees, Too - New York Times, May 21, 2014
Forest Service has cut too deep - Juneau Empire, May 18, 2014
As recreation dollars dwindle, Forest Service seeks public input to prioritize use - Petersburg Pilot, May 15, 2014
USFS Reveals, Explain Niche Funding Strategy - KRBD-FM, May 9, 2014
Tribes and First Nations United to Halt B.C. Mine that Threatens Salmon Habitat - Indian Country Today, May 2, 2014
Mining For Answers - First Alaskans, Spring 2014
‘Niche’ budgets on the way for USFS Recreation - KRBD-FM, April 21, 2014
Southeast Alaska: Melting Funds for Tongass Tourism Gem - Sitnews, April 11, 2014 
KSM Part III – ‘A perfect storm’ for mining push? - Juneau Empire, April 11, 2014
KSM Part II – A river runs through it, and that’s the problem - Juneau Empire, April 3, 2014
Boost in B.C. Mining has Alaska Fishermen Nervous - Alaska Public Radio Network, March 28, 2014
KSM Part I – Anti-KSM groups seek federal help - Juneau Empire, March 27, 2014
Clark’s mining push meets resistance - The Globe and Mail, March 26, 2014
AK Officials Need to Pay Attention to BC Mines - Juneau Empire, March 13, 2014

Winter 2013-14

Native Band Downstream from Proposed B.C. Mine fears Long-term Pollution - The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2014
BC Mine Threat Sparks Worry in Alaska Rainforest - Pacific Fishing, February 2014
Sitkoh River Habitat Restoration - Northwest Fly Fishing, January/February 2014
Tongass National Forest, On The Rebound - Indian Country Today Media Network, January 2, 2014
Timber, new districts among region’s top stories - CoastAlaska News, December 30, 2013
Not the time to Close Tongass Cabins
 - Juneau Empire, November 29, 2013

Fall 2013

The Salmon We Caught Last Summer Are From The Forest - Pacific Fishing, October 2013
A New Plan for the Tongass National Forest - Juneau Empire, October 3, 2013
2008 Tongass Plan to be Reviewed - CoastAlaska News, October 2, 2013
Report: Southeast Economy Booming - Juneau Empire, September 18, 2013
Southeast Population, Payroll Hit Record Highs - CoastAlaska, September 17, 2013
Thank You Tongass National Forest For Banner Salmon Season - Alaska Dispatch, September 6, 2013

Summer 2013

Let’s Prioritize Southeast Alaska’s Wild Salmon - Juneau Empire, August 27, 2013                                                                  
Fishing in the Salmon Forest-Part 5 - Field & Stream, August 14, 2013                                                                      
Fishing in the Salmon Forest-Part 4 - Field & Stream, August 12, 2013                                                                 
Fishing in the Salmon Forest-Part 3 - Field & Stream, August 9, 2013                                                             
Fishing in the Salmon Forest-Part 2 - Field & Stream, August 8, 2013                                                        
Fishing in the Salmon Forest, Part 1 - Field & Stream, August 7, 2013                                                                        
Wrangell Finds Economic Health in Fishing Fleet - Pacific Fishing, July 2013
Murkowski, Parnell Aim to Turn Back Clock in Tongass - Alaska Dispatch, June 30, 2013                      
Alaskan Senator, Officials Urge Return to 1950's Forest Management Principles - Hatch Magazine, June 27, 2013                                     
A New Idea to Protect Tongass Salmon — Carl Safina - Huffington Post, June 13, 2013
Will Tongass Salmon Find Champions in Congress - Alaska Dispatch, June 10, 2013   
Talking Tongass - National Fisherman, June 2013

Winter/Spring 2012-13

Spring 2013
Saving Salmon; You Start With The Trees - Pacific Fishing, May 2013
Why I Support The Tongass 77 - Capital City Weekly, April 10, 2013
Winter 2012-13
Congress urged to protect Tongass salmon - Cordova Times, March 18, 2013
Tongass Fishermen Head to DC - Seafoodnews.com, March 18, 2013
Fishermen Seek Broader Protections for Tongass -  Alaska Fisheries Report, March 15, 2013  
Southeast Fishermen Lobby for Stricter Salmon Habitat Protection - Alaska Public Media, March 12, 2013
Congress, Meet Tongass - The Drake, March 12, 2013
Following Fish - Alaska Magazine, March 2013   
Hoonah Chef Dazzles with Salmon Creations - First Alaskans, February 2013  
Sitkoh River: Good fishing begins with a bulldozer - Pacific Fishing, January 2013
From Sitka to Madison: Finding New Ways to Sell Seafood - Pacific Fishing, November 2012   

2012

Fall 2012
From Timber to Tourism: Hoonah Evolves to Meets Its Economic Needs - Sitnews, October 8, 2012   
Respecting Resources, Respecting the Land - Alaska Magazine, September, 2012  
Summer 2012
Icy Straits Lumber and Milling Co. Expands - Alaska Journal of Commerce, August 2, 2012  
Transition for Tongass - American Forests Magazine, Summer 2012   
Restoring the Sitkoh River - Capital City Weekly, June 20, 2012  
Sitkoh River Restoration Underway - My Alaska Forests, June 18, 2012
Restoring — and Rerouting — the Sitkoh River - Juneau Empire, June 17, 2012  
Spring 2012
Alaska’s Fishing Industry: The Universal Relevance of a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry - Alaska Business Monthly, May 2012
Juneau Fisherman Makes His Case for Salmon in Nation’s Capital - Capital City Weekly, March 28, 2012
Alaska Fishermen Tell Government to Focus on Salmon, Not Logging - Mongabay.com,  March 12, 2012  

2011

Winter 2011-12
Funds Sought to Restore Salmon Watersheds in Tongass -  Fishermen’s News Online, February 29, 2012  
Fisheries and Restoration are Growth Industries for the Tongass - Juneau Empire, March 8, 2012  
Tongass National Forest, An American Best Wild Place Part One, Part Two, and Part Three - Field&Stream, December 2011
Trout Unlimited Praises Record Southeast Salmon Harvest - Pacific Fishing, November 15, 2011
Summer 2011
In Alaska, Beautiful Stream is FUBAR No More - Indian Country Today, September 1, 2011   
Officials Celebrate Restoration of Alaska River - Associated Press, August 25, 2011
Conserving Wild Salmon Habitat Makes Sense for Southeast Alaska - Juneau Empire, August 3, 2011  
Winter/Spring 20111
Tongass Should Be Managed For Fish First - Juneau Empire, May 11, 2011  
Trout Unlimited Helps Restore Tongass Salmon River - Fishermen’s News, February 10, 2011   
Salmon Project Marks New Direction for Tongass Forest - Associated Press, January 15, 2011 

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