The state recently adopted a five-year forest management schedule for the Haines State Forest that’s outdated and out of step with what’s needed for the Chilkat Valley’s ecosystem and the planet. Proposed large scale industrial clear-cut logging of the Chilkat Ridge from the lake to the river for round log export to Asian markets harkens back to the heyday of timber harvest in the 1960s and 70s, which resulted in habitat destruction, scenic degradation, landslides…
