US Forest Service extends public comment period for project

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service has extended the public comment period for a proposed tree harvesting initiative.
The Ketchikan Daily News reports people will have until July 13 to comment on the Forest Service’s plan to harvest young-growth timber on a parcel of land on the north end of Gravina Island, located 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) west of Ketchikan.
A majority of the proposed area is owned by the Forest Service, but about one-third of it is owned by the Sta