Episode 490 - Tongass Crossroads: Logging, Wildlife, and the Roadless Rule

This episode features a panel of Southeast Alaska locals—guides, hunters, and conservationists—discussing the Tongass National Forest. We discuss past logging impacts, the Roadless Rule, and transitioning to young-growth management. We also share stories about effects on salmon, deer, and bear habitat, the growth of tourism and recreation, and how upcoming public comment periods regarding the next forest plan.

Panel:

Mary Glaves -Juneau

Bjorn Dihle - Juneau

Lucas Mullen - Petersburg

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