12Feb 2014 by Angie Eldred
Tongass Advisory Committee Seeking Nominations

Tongass Advisory Committee Seeking Nominations

Events, Trainings & Opportunities
See information below, courtesy of the National Forest Foundation:   The Tongass National Forest recently established the Tongass Advisory Committee and is currently seeking nominations.  Please consider applying or share with your organization or within your community. The Tongass Advisory Committee (TAC) will play a key role in USDA’s effort to transition the Tongass from a timber program focused on old growth to one based primarily on young growth. The TAC will be solely advisory in nature, advising the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, by providing advice and recommendations for developing an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable forest management strategy on the Tongass National Forest.   Recommendations and advice may directly inform modification of the 2008 Tongass Land Management Plan. All activities of the Committee will…
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27Jun 2013 by Angie Eldred
USFS Conservation Strategy Summit Meeting Summary & Notes Available

USFS Conservation Strategy Summit Meeting Summary & Notes Available

Resources
  The Meeting Summary for the June 2013 Conservation Strategy Summits in Juneau and Ketchikan is now available. In addition, the PowerPoint Presentations given at the events are also available to download. To review any of these documents, click the links below (or go to the  US Forest Service's Five-Year Review Documents page.) [styledbox type="general" ] Conservation Strategy Summit Meeting Summary    •2008 Old Growth Conservation Strategy - USFS  •Socioeconomics Triple Bottom Line Approach - The Forest Working Group  •Conservation Assessment -  The Nature Conservancy •Background - Preventing Endangered Species Listings through the Tongass Conservation Strategy - USFWS  •Background - Agency Mission and Habitat Management - USFS  •Alternative Conservation Strategy  - Southeast Conference   [/styledbox]   Finally, remember that the Public Comment Period on the 5-year Tongass Forest Plan review closes…
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05Jun 2013 by Angie Eldred
Tongass NF Conservation Strategy Summit

Tongass NF Conservation Strategy Summit

Events, Trainings & Opportunities
  You are invited to the US Forest Service's Tongass National Forest Conservation Strategy Summits taking place in Juneau and Ketchikan. The information provided and format will be the same at each of the one-day meetings.  Ketchikan Summit: Tuesday, June 18 at the Best Western Hotel Sunny Point BallRoom  from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (click to download the Ketchikan agenda) Juneau Summit: Thursday, June 20 at the Centennial Hall, Hickel Room from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (click to download the Juneau agenda)  To register for one of these summits, send a message to comments-alaska-tongass@fs.fed.us with "Summit" as the subject. Specify the session you plan to attend, and provide  your contact information. The goal of each meeting is to introduce the public, private industry, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and other interested parties to the current Old-Growth Habitat Conservation Strategy (adopted in 2008),…
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