Alaska Forest Association 58 th Annual Convention October 22, 2015 Earl Stewart Tongass NF Forest Supervisor Charley Streuli Fire, Aviation and Forest Management Staff Officer

Topics Volume Under Contract, (through August 31), Offer and Harvest Timber NEPA Litigation Update Timber NEPA Update Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Timber Sale Offer Proposed field prep contract work

Volume Under Contract, Offer, Harvest Volume Under Contract: As of the August 31: MMBF (not including Juneau Access Road R-O-W volume) Offer: 22.3 MMBF Harvest: 29.3 MMBF, estimate for the end of the FY. Big Thorne Utility volume (27.5 MMBF) charged upfront per contract provision KC 1.2# Optional Removal NOT included.

Timber NEPA Litigation Update Big Thorne FEIS ROD was signed June 28, Latest update from OGC oral arguments if any will be conducted in February The court has not scheduled this date yet. Mitkof EA signed July The decision has been withdrawn. d

Timber NEPA Update Wrangell Island EIS, DEIS scheduled for January Final FEIS Draft ROD April Alternatives range from 43 to 73 MMBF. Saddle Lakes FEIS ROD in Objection Period. Sale is planned for about 12 MMBF. Kosciusko EA Final EA and FONSI November Alternatives range from 19 to 30 MMBF. Three Bays, Kuiu Is. Recon on-going. Waterfront-Naukati Recon spring/summer Zarembo Recon spring/summer Shrimp Bay recon spring/summer 2016

Forest Plan Update Notice of Intent May 28, 2014 Public Open House Meetings Jan-Feb, 2015 Draft EIS November 20, 2015 Public Meetings/Subsistence Hearings Jan 2016 Final EIS June 2016 Objection Period June 13 to August 11, 2016 Approve Plan Amendment December 2016

Timber Sale, 2016 Plan Saddle Lakes12 MMBF Kuiu 18 Kosciusko30 Navy10 Small Sales3.0 to 4.0 Total73 MMBF

Planned Timber Contract Work for 2016 We will be preparing and Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for field prep work. Work may include flagging, tagging, traversing painting and cruising timber.

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