25-07-2016 20:51 via alaskapublic.org

Timber bill signed, but will it make a difference?

Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation he says will provide more timber for Alaska’s mills. But it probably won’t be that much of an increase.
Gov. Bill Walker poses with mill workers July 16 at Viking Lumber in Klawock. He’s holding a bill he signed that could increase the mill’s timber supply. (Photo courtesy of the governor’s office)Walker inked Senate Bill 32 at Viking Lumber, in Klawock, on Southeast’s Prince of Wales Island. State officials say it&
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