The sale is part of a years-long transition away from old growth logging in the Tongass National Forest, but some in the timber industry worry they’ll get left behind.
The Biden administration also is working to reimpose the Clinton-era Roadless Rule in the Tongass, which wouldConservationists say moving towards young growth helps protect habitat for things like deer, salmon and wolves — andBut some in the region are skeptical that young growth can sustain Southeast Alaska’s dwindling timber sector. Jay Kohn owns JK Forest
“It would probably put half the mills on the island out of business, if not all the mills on the island out of business,” Kohn said.“It’s sporadic and very competitive,” he said. “Definitely the young growth tends to have less defects in the wood — however, the young growth itself is less mature wood and the visual cues are not the,” he said.. It’s not as visual pleasing. and longevity of the wood isn’t there. It’s just not as pretty wood. It’s not the same. So it looks more like a piece of plywood.”recently proposed a controversial sale of some eight-million board feet of old growth timberTimber is only one part of the Thorne Bay Basin project.
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