...Department of Fish and Game's Division of Habitat; Brad Cox of Logging and Milling Associates; Bryce Dahlstrom of Viking Lumber Company; Owen Graham of the Alaska Forest Association; Nicole Grewe, economic analyst with the Alaska Department...
...Southeast's sawmill business is down to a single large mill and several tiny operations.Even Southeast's largest mill, Viking Lumber of Klawock, would only be considered medium-sized in the Lower 48 or Canada, said Alaska State Forester Chris Maisch...
...But every million [the U.S. Forest Service] sells is important to keep things moving."Woodbury said the Viking Lumber Company is already near the end of two of the three timber harvests in the Logjam project."The timber supply situation...
...industry regardless." Sullivan said besides jobs, the timber sales will help ensure the survival of the seller, Viking Lumber Company. The timber project will also generate the construction of five miles of permanent roads and 17 miles of temporary...
...next 24 to 36 months while the Tongass updates its forest plan, Cole said. At least one mill in Southeast Alaska, Viking Lumber in Klawock, faces closure unless additional timber is freed up in the next six months, timber industry officials...
...processed by Southeast's three largest sawmills: Pacific Log & Lumber of Ketchikan, Silver Bay Logging of Wrangell and Viking Lumber in Klawock on Prince of Wales Island. "We need to have access to timber, and we need it ... soon," said Steve...
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...sales up," he said. The wood at Kuakan is headed for Viking Lumber's sawmill outside of Klawock, where manager Kirk...Wales Island region general manager Jay Hansen said Viking Lumber uses 15 percent of the total electric supply from the...
...national forest, so it's great to have some wood available for the next year or more," said Kirk Dahlstrom, owner of Viking Lumber, based in Klawock. VoxBox Voice Your Thoughts What do you think about theout-of-court settlement over logging...
...medium-sized mill," he said. "But on the other hand, it will be a huge improvement to the timber industry." Viking Lumber on Prince of Wales Island and Pacific Log and Lumber in Ketchikan also will operate this season. Gateway Forest Products...
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