Petersburg residents express concerns with SE Forest Management Plan

Comments are still being accepted for the proposed Southeast State Forest Management Plan that has raised some concerns among Petersburg residents.

The plan applies to lands designated by the Legislature in 2010 and 2011 as the Southeast State Forest, which has the primary purpose of timber management. It’s meant to guide long term management of the lands and identify policies to be followed.

The plan includes a total of 4,467 acres in the Petersburg Management Area: 664 in the Rowan Bay Unit on Kuiu Island, 890 in the Frederick Point Unit, 1,155 in the Woodpecker Unit and 1,758 in the South M...

 

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