Projects and Plans
Management of the Tongass National Forest follows the guidance of the Tongass Land Management Plan, first completed in 1979 and most recently revised in 2008. The plan incorporates an adaptive management strategy, and has been reviewed and amended a number of times over the years. Forest Plan updates reflects changing conditions, information and requirements, to the best provide for long-term resource sustainability as well as the economic and social needs of the public.
Projects are planned, with help from interested citizens, to foster
the continued health of the forest and to provide commodities and
experiences to people who depend on, live surrounded by, and visit
our largest national forest, as well as people throughout the nation.
Proposed projects are listed quarterly by ranger district in which
they will take place. Projects in the planning process all have
contact people to help you participate if you so wish. Some also
post draft documents for review. Please contact the appropriate
district office to be added to mailing lists or otherwise involved
in their plans.
Once decisions have been made, they are posted. Decisions on appeals
of district-level projects are also posted, as are decisions on
appeals of forest-level appeals.
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