ALASKA-NEWS-RELEASE: Northern Tongass invasive plant management open house schedule

["Lagodich, Carol J -FS" <cjlagodich@xxxxxxxxx>]

Northern Tongass invasive plant management open house schedule

KETCHIKAN, Alaska– The Tongass National Forest is in the early stages of developing an invasive plant management plan for the northern units on the Forest including Admiralty National Monument, and Hoonah, Juneau, Sitka and Yakutat Ranger Districts.

Project coordinators will be meeting in five communities within these units to talk about the invasive plants in each area, as well as possible treatments. They are interested in hearing the public’s thoughts, ideas and concerns and known locations of invasive plants.

The Northern Tongass Invasive Plant Management open house and their respective contacts are as follows:

Date	Location	Time	Contact
Sunday, July 19	Yakutat Kwaan Forest Service Conference Room	2:00–4:30 p.m.	Susan Oehlers, 907-784-3359
Monday, July 20	Juneau Ranger District Office Conference Room	4:00–7:30 p.m.	John Neary or Rick Turner, 907-586-8800
Tuesday, July 21	Angoon Tribal Hall	4:00–7:00 p.m.	Donald Frank, 907-586-8800
Wednesday, July 22	Hoonah Ranger District Conference Room	4:00–7:00 p.m.	Terry Fiske, 907-945-3631
Thursday, July 23	Sitka Centennial Hall Russian Room	4:00–7:30 p.m.	Brad Krieckhaus or Anne Marie LaPalme, 907-747-6671

 

For more information, contact Tongass National Forest Ecology, Botany and Invasive Species Program Manager Patti Krosse at 907-228-6272 or pkrosse@xxxxxxxxx.

 

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