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Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis Project Public Workshop Scheduled for Saturday, April 6, 2019 THORNE BAY, Alaska –
The Tongass National Forest will hold a workshop on Saturday, April 6, to accept public comments on the proposed activities for the Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis (POW LLA) Project.
This is the first of many workshops over the span of the comprehensive, 15-year integrated resource management plan. The workshop comes on the heels of a final project decision that was signed earlier this month and is being held is to present draft activities that are proposed for implementation
in the near future. A wide array of activities for all resource areas will be presented so that the public can provide input on locations, activity design components, methods, mitigation measures, and integration opportunities.
The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the Prince of Wales Vocational and Technical Education Center, 6565 Boundary Road, in Klawock, Alaska. If members of the public are not able to attend the April 6 workshop, they may submit their activity proposals and applicable peer-reviewed research or individual studies to
be considered to the Forest Service online or by mail. To submit information online, view the Project’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), or sign up for electronic notifications, please visit the project web page at:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/tongass/powlla. Project information, updates, meeting notices, and documents will continue to be provided on this web page throughout the
planning and analysis process. Comments can also be mailed to Thorne Bay Ranger District, 1312 Federal Way P.O. Box 19001, Thorne, AK, 99919-001 The refined activities resulting from discussions at the workshop, and from information submittals, will be made available to the public for comment during a 30-day comment period,
to be announced at a later date. For more information, contact Project Leader Delilah Brigham at 907-828-3232, or by email at
dbrigham@xxxxxxxxx. For interviews and information to be used for publication, contact the Tongass Public Affairs
Officer at 907-228-6201. The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.
The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the
economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 30 percent of the nation’s surface drinking water to cities and rural communities and approximately 66 million Americans rely on drinking water that originated from the National Forest
System. The agency also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live. # |
