Young, Murkowski bills would delay change for Tongass

Aerial view in the Tongass National Forest File photo: Alan WuThe Forest Service has a plan for the Tongass National Forest that would shift loggers away from the harvest of old-growth trees and offer the industry young trees instead. At the U.S. Capitol this week, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young are working on separate bills to block the plan.
In the House Resources Committee today, Rep. Young said the plan doesn’t help the forest or the industry, because, he says, there&rsq