TLMP amendment draft decision announced

The U.S. Forest Service moved forward Thursday with plans to transition to second-growth harvest on the Tongass National Forest within 16 years. The draft record of decision represents a compromise that won’t leave anyone completely happy.
A Tongass National Forest clearcut is shown in this 2014 aerial view. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News)Tongass Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart has chosen Alternative 5 for the proposed Tongass Land Management Plan amendment.
What does that mean?