On Nov. 15, 12 community members went on a field trip into the woods, trailing state forester Greg Palmieri, in an effort to learn about a controversial Haines topic: timber resources.

Palmieri, who has worked for the state since moving to Haines in 1995, is the one man responsible for nearly a quarter million acres of land within the Haines State Forest.

The “Day in The Woods” event was organized on short notice over a…