Hoonah Community Forest

Hoonah Community Forest

Community Watershed Stewardship
The Hoonah Community Forest project promotesĀ opportunities to develop a sustainable forest stewardship economy that reflects customary and traditional practices of the local people. [caption id="attachment_1011" align="aligncenter" width="300"] USFS staff meet with Hoonah Indian Association Natural Resource Manager John Hillman to discuss the Kennel Creek Forest Restoration project.[/caption] A partnership between the Tongass People and Place Program, SEACC, Hoonah Indian Association, the City of Hoonah, the US Forest Service, Alaska Department of Labor, and SEAWEAD has developed the Hoonah Community Forest project in an effort to promote engagement and empowerment, capacity development, ecological restoration, sustainable economic development, and storytelling in the community of Hoonah.   The purpose of the Hoonah Community Forest project is to provide tools and recommendations for management of the landscape that is immediately accessible to the community…
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