Tell the Forest
Service not to log the old growth spruce and hemlock of the Port Houghton region
of the Tongass.
Text of letter:
July 15, 2005
Petersburg Ranger District, Tongass National Forest
Att'n: Tiffany Benna, Team Leader
Port Houghton/Cape Fanshaw Landscape Assessment
P.O. Box 1328
Petersburg, AK 99833
Dear Team Leader Benna,
I urge the Forest
Service to abandon any plans or proposals to build roads or cut down trees in
the Port Houghton/Cape Fanshaw area. This incredibly wild area is the largest
unbroken tract of unprotected old growth forest left in the Tongass National
Forest. Its awe-inspiring landscapes and abundant wildlife are unsurpassed anywhere
on the planet. Destroying it through a commercial timber sale would be
a travesty.
Any logging project would not only obliterate a roadless area, but would likely
increase taxpayer subsidies and also endanger local industries such as sportfishing,
commercial fishing, tourism, and hunting. I urge you to put an end to any further
discussion of logging in Port Houghton or Cape Fanshaw.
Sincerely,
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