Legislation has been introduced in the state House of Representatives to fund a forester in Haines.
The forestry office, operated here since the 1960s and only seasonally staffed for the past two years, is set to close July 1.
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, proposed an amendment funding the job to House Bill 57, which deals with the state budget, at a Natural Resources Committee meeting on Feb. 17, said Rob Edwardson, a Parish aide.
Edwardson…