Kake Community Forest Project

Kake Community Forest Project

Community Watershed Stewardship
The Kake Community Forest project supports the engagement and empowerment, capacity development, and sustainable economic development within the community of Kake. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Kake mill owner Kevin Merry inspects a likely cull Yellow-cedar on a resource inventory field trip.[/caption] In 2011 a collaboration between SEACC, SEAWEAD, and the Organized Village of Kake produced the Kake Community Forest project report. This report included a summary of community and ecological values for the community of Kake as well as descriptions for opportunities to develop a sustainable forest stewardship economy that reflects customary and traditional practices of the local people.   Ongoing work stemming from the information included in this report is currently focused on developing capacity for stewardship contracting, development of a small timber and biomass business model and feasibility…
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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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