Author: Elizabeth Jenkins

The four options recommended represent a spectrum of ideas about how the Tongass National Forest should be managed.

This deer season has been the worst in recent memory for a lot of hunters on Prince of Wales Island. In addition to large-scale logging, some locals believe there’s another reason there’s so few deer on the island: too many wolves.

Viking Lumber on Prince of Wales Island cuts large trees like Sitka spruce and yellow cedar. It buys most of those old growth trees from timber sales in the Tongass National Forest. But those sales could become a thing of the past.