On Wednesday, February 18, the Forest Service issued its Notice of Intent to revise the existing Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) and prepare an environmental impact statement analyzing new plan content. The Forest Service plans to produce a Draft Forest Plan and Environmental Impact Statement this fall and finalize the plan in 2027. The Notice of Intent triggers opportunities for public comment related to the need to change the current plan, recommendations for plan content, significant issues and the development of alternative approaches to forest management.
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ALFA will prepare a comment guide several weeks before the deadline for submitting comments, which is March 20, 2026. Online comment submissions will be available at: http://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=64039
The agency will also hold public meetings, with times and locations available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r10/tongass/planning/forest-plan/plan-revision-public-engagements