A local nonprofit group and an advisory committee are urging the state Division of Forestry to halt timber sales planned for the next five years that will adversely affect Chinook salmon populations.
The division recently released its five-year forest management schedule for the Haines State Forest, which documents proposed timber harvests in the valley through 2022.
Among the biggest sales are the Baby Brown Timber Sale, 20 million board feet, and the sales of 10…
