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Op-eds & Letters of Support

Opinion: What we heard in Washington is, Alaska is part of the solution

Anchorage Daily News / Published May 4, 2026

Alaskan Logging Case Dismissed in a Blow to the State’s Dwindling Lumber Industry

Wall Street Journal / Published Mar 13, 2026

Judge Rules Against Timber Companies in Alaska Forest Case

E&E News / Published Mar 13, 2026

Historic AK Shared Stewardship Agreement (SSA) between the USFS and the State of AK

AK SSA

State of AK SSA Press Release

USFS SSA Press Release

Press Release: AFA Elects First Female Board President, Sarah Dahlstrom

Alaska Forest Association (AFA) / Published Nov 10, 2025

Third-Generation Family Runs One of Alaska’s Few Sawmills

Forestnet / Published Oct 21, 2025

Alaska DNR Commissioner Boyle discusses the timber industry in SE AK

Viking Lumber Alaska (via Youtube) / Published Oct 1, 2025

Want a Steinway Piano? Why the Feds Now Stand in Your Way

woodcentral / Published August 25, 2025

Alaska mill supplying Steinway says feds blocking timber supply

Fox Business / Published August 20, 2025

Want a Steinway? The Forest Service Stands in the Way

Wall Street Journal / Published August 15, 2025

Tongass timber provides good jobs, as well as products of the best quality

Alaska Beacon / Published April 9, 2025

Opinion: Rural Alaska needs jobs - and Southeast timber is a sustainable, renewable industry

Anchorage Daily News / Published April 5, 2025

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