TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST Forest Service's Actions Related to Its Planned Timber Program Transition.

TIMBER; FOREST products; LUMBER industry; FOREST reserves; UNITED States. Forest Service; UNITED States. Government Accountability Office

The article discusses the study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding Tongass National Forest which is managed by the Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It mentions the actions taken by Forest Service to assess whether its planned transition to young-growth harvest on the forest will support a viable timber industry in southeast Alaska. It notes that Forest Service and other federal agencies will support the timber industry.