My Turn: Logjam timber sale: Give compromise a chance Sep 8, 2009
In the case of the Logjam timber sale on Prince of Wales Island, a good start to meeting both sides' needs is already on the table. It may not be perfect, but the proposal submitted by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Audubon Alaska, and the Alaska Wilderness League during the initial public process, and again during the subsequent appeal process, is a good faith attempt to find common ground, provide significant jobs, and conserve important fish and wildlife resources on Prince of... (Juneau Empire)
• Pahlke earns Eagle Scout award by building gazebo Sep 6, 2009
His most memorable outings have been the annual Frostbite snow cave trips, climbing Mount Edgecumbe volcano near Sitka, and most recently exploring caves on Prince of Wales Island. The entire troop practiced climbing and rappelling for several months to prepare for that unforgettable trip. (Juneau Empire)
Supervisor reaffirms Logjam sale decision Sep 4, 2009
KETCHIKAN - Tongass National Forest Supervisor Forrest Cole has reaffirmed his June decision to authorize cutting 73 million board feet of timber on Prince of Wales Island ... KETCHIKAN - Tongass National Forest Supervisor Forrest Cole has reaffirmed his June decision to authorize cutting 73 million board feet of timber on Prince of Wales Island. (Juneau Empire)
My Turn: Congress should seek more balance in Alaska land bills Aug 31, 2009
Lisa Murkowski recently visited Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan and discussed Senate Bill 881 and House Resolution 2099, legislation that she, Sen ... Lisa Murkowski recently visited Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan and discussed Senate Bill 881 and House Resolution 2099, legislation that she, Sen ... Lisa Murkowski recently visited Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan and discussed Senate Bill 881 and House Resolution 2099, legislation that she, Sen. (Juneau Empire)
Gold company plans to resume its exploration on Prince of Wales Aug 31, 2009
KETCHIKAN -- The CBR Gold Corp. said gold exploration will resume early next month at the Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gold exploration to resume on POW Aug 30, 2009
KETCHIKAN - The CBR Gold Corp. said gold exploration will resume early next month at the Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island ... KETCHIKAN - The CBR Gold Corp. said gold exploration will resume early next month at the Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island. (Juneau Empire)
Getting a handle on Thorne Bay energy Aug 29, 2009
It was with interest I browsed the reader comments regarding the Prince of Wales Island northern intertie ... It was with interest I browsed the reader comments regarding the Prince of Wales Island northern intertie ... No other power line has been required to do an environmental assessment on Prince of Wales Island, including the first portion of the intertie that went 30 miles to Thorne Bay, the Thorne Bay Ranger Station and Forest Service. (Juneau Empire)
My turn: Native land grab an injustice Aug 22, 2009
Anyone who flies over Admiralty Island, Long Island, Chomley Sound or parts of Prince of Wales Island knows that whole watersheds have been stripped from mountain top to the sea, with buffers on salmon streams smaller than those required on federal land because of the aggressive lobbying they did in 1989-90 to make the state Forest Practices Act as weak as possible. Gretchen Goldstein was right to say ANCSA was fair. (Juneau Empire)
Hydropower on Prince of Wales hits red tape Aug 22, 2009
An attempt to bring inexpensive hydroelectric power to two struggling Prince of Wales Island communities has hit a snag, after Alaska Power and Telephone failed to obtain a permit to run a powerline down a Forest Service road on the island ... An attempt to bring inexpensive hydroelectric power to two struggling Prince of Wales Island communities has hit a snag, after Alaska Power and Telephone failed to obtain a permit to run a powerline down a Forest Service road on the island. (Juneau Empire)
Cutting trees in Southeast will help save Native culture Aug 19, 2009
As a videographer, I have personally seen the healthy second-growth forest near the small communities of Prince of Wales Island. I have seen Sealaska Corp. silviculture practices firsthand, from tree planting to stream studies. (Juneau Empire)
Murkowski welcomes Indian energy grants Aug 16, 2009
12 million to Haida Power of Hydaburg to help pay part of the estimated $16 million cost of building the 5 megawatt Reynolds Creek hydroelectric project on Prince of Wales Island. $1. (Juneau Empire)
Alaska groups want size of Logjam timber sale reduced Aug 15, 2009
KETCHIKAN -- Three environmental groups have appealed a U.S. Forest Service decision to log 73 million board feet of timber on Prince of Wales Island. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Groups appeal Prince of Wales logging plan Aug 14, 2009
Local and national conservation groups are challenging the Logjam timber sale on Prince of Wales Island, one of the first timber sales Cole approved since the agency passed its long-term management plan for the Tongass ... The Logjam project area is located on Prince of Wales Island, northeast of the community of Thorne Bay ... Last month, Bschor reversed Cole's decision on the Navy Timber Sale scheduled for Etolin Island, located between Wrangell and Prince of Wales Island. (Juneau Empire)
Transfer of public land disruptive Aug 12, 2009
The small communities on Prince of Wales Island rely on free access to healthy upland habitat. This presently is available to everyone, Native and non-Native. (Juneau Empire)
A potato revival Aug 7, 2009
The testing showed a close link to the Ozette potato from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state and another potato from Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island. "These three potatoes came out as amazingly closely related, in addition to some collections from Mexico and Chile," said Chuck Brown, a research geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture who tested the Tlingit potato. (Juneau Empire)
• Wild Observations: Beavers in the bog Aug 6, 2009
A beaver lodge on Prince of Wales Island. Photo Courtesy Of The Alaska Department Of Fish And Game. (Juneau Empire)
Stimulus funds will finance cleanup of Salt Chuck Mine site Aug 4, 2009
4 million in federal stimulus money to clean up the abandoned Salt Chuck Mine on Prince of Wales Island ... The Organized Village of Kasaan is the tribal government for the small Haida village on east Prince of Wales Island. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stimulus funds to clean Southeast mine sites Jul 22, 2009
JUNEAU -- Federal and state officials say they're moving ahead with plans to clean up contamination from two old mines on Prince of Wales Island near Ketchikan. Click to enlarge. (Anchorage Daily News)
EPA targets contaminated Alaska mines Jul 21, 2009
An old mine on Prince of Wales Island will become Alaska's newest Superfund site, if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has its way ... An old mine on Prince of Wales Island will become Alaska's newest Superfund site, if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has its way ... The Salt Chuck mine is one of two big contaminated mine sites on Southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island that state and federal agencies have known about for years but are just now starting to make progress. (Juneau Empire)
Fugitive returned for sex abuse sentencing Jul 21, 2009
A three-day trial in January 2008 concluded with a jury convicting Swisher of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl during a camping trip on Prince of Wales Island. As a first-time felony offender, Swisher faced a five-to-15-year prison sentence. (Anchorage Daily News)
CBG and Hunter Dickinson Close Niblack Joint Venture Agreement Jul 10, 2009
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 9, 2009) - CBR Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: - ; FRANKFURT: - ; "CBG") is pleased to announce that the Hunter Dickinson group ("HD") has completed its due diligence and waived the conditions precedent to form a joint venture on CBG's 100%-owned Niblack copper-gold-silver-zinc project on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska (the "Niblack Project"). For details of the Niblack Joint Venture Agreement, see CBG press release dated June 15, 2009. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Forest Service considers SE Alaska road closures Jul 2, 2009
KETCHIKAN - The Craig and Thorne Bay Ranger Districts are seeking to reduce the 1,419 miles of open Forest Service roads on Prince of Wales Island by 40 percent ... KETCHIKAN - The Craig and Thorne Bay Ranger Districts are seeking to reduce the 1,419 miles of open Forest Service roads on Prince of Wales Island by 40 percent. (Juneau Empire)
Thorne Bay opposes Sealaska bill Jun 19, 2009
The city of Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island really does not want Sealaska to get a prime chunk of its island for logging ... Sealaska hopes Congress will let it select land from the orange areas on northern Prince of Wales Island, in southern Southeast ... The city of Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island really does not want Sealaska to get a prime chunk of its island for logging. (Juneau Empire)
Judge refuses to block new crab fishery in Southeast Jun 16, 2009
Superior Court Judge David George in Sitka made the decision Friday, setting the fishery opening in the Ketchikan and southeast Prince of Wales Island areas. In response, attorneys for the Organized Village of Kasaan -- the tribal government for the small Haida village on east Prince of Wales Island -- worked on scheduling a hearing with Ketchikan Superior Court Judge William Carey to seek a preliminary injunction against the fishery. (Anchorage Daily News)
New roads in Tongass must get Ag secretary OK May 29, 2009
Waldo of Earthjustice in Juneau said Thursday's decision could affect Tongass sales scheduled for Revillagigedo Island, Prince of Wales Island, Suemez Island, Kuiu Island and Etolin Island. Find Erika Bolstad online at or call her at 1-202-383-6104. (Anchorage Daily News)
Wash. man killed in logging accident May 27, 2009
JUNEAU - Alaska state Troopers say a Washington State man was killed in a logging accident on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska ... man killed in logging accident 052609 REGIONAL 2 Juneau Empire JUNEAU - Alaska state Troopers say a Washington State man was killed in a logging accident on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska ... JUNEAU - Alaska state Troopers say a Washington State man was killed in a logging accident on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. (Juneau Empire)
Artists chosen to carve Sealaska Heritage Institute, university May 11, 2009
Artists Joe and TJ Young, residents of Hydaburg on Prince of Wales Island, recently won a contract to carve a totem pole for Sealaska Heritage Institute on behalf of the University of Alaska Southeast ... Artists Joe and TJ Young, residents of Hydaburg on Prince of Wales Island, recently won a contract to carve a totem pole for Sealaska Heritage Institute on behalf of the University of Alaska Southeast. (Juneau Empire)
A rundown on SAGA and its services May 11, 2009
"We now serve areas from Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan up to Livengood, and west to the Pribiloff Islands," Ullman said. "Now, SAGA just stands for 'epic journey,' which is a pretty good description of an AmeriCorps term of service.". (Juneau Empire)
Tree donated for veterans totem pole May 4, 2009
KETCHIKAN - Military veterans from Prince of Wales Island are the recipients of a red cedar tree that will be carved into a totem pole in their honor ... KETCHIKAN - Military veterans from Prince of Wales Island are the recipients of a red cedar tree that will be carved into a totem pole in their honor. (Juneau Empire)
Fishermen try out flotation garb Apr 13, 2009
There are now shellfish hatcheries at Seward and Prince of Wales Island, the Kachemak Shellfish Growers Cooperative in Homer has a big new facility and the Oceans Alaska center in Ketchikan aims to be a global leader in aquatic farming. Project director John Sund says it's all about jobs. (Anchorage Daily News)
Waterman indicted on new charges Mar 30, 2009
On Friday, a Ketchikan grand jury handed down a seven-count indictment against Waterman for allegedly conspiring with two former boyfriends to murder her mother in 2004 on Prince of Wales Island. The case garnered international attention when Waterman stood trial in 2006 after it was revealed that she had mentioned the murder of her mother on a Web site in the days following the crime. (Juneau Empire)
Sea otter poacher sentenced to 3 years in prison Mar 11, 2009
The pair then launched a 10-day offensive off the north end of Prince of Wales Island, using a smaller skiff to close in with an AR-15 rifle, the document says. "One technique used was to use the skiff to rush the sea otters and shoot them in the head," the plea deal documents say. (Anchorage Daily News)
Mysteries in the sky intrigue us Mar 5, 2009
I was at the table, just finishing a moose stew dinner with the family and listening to the play-by-play on KHNS of the girls' high school basketball game down in Craig, on Prince of Wales Island. I hadn't been outside since an afternoon ski along the beach around Jones Point to the set tracks on the golf course and back. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin pushes energy help for Southcentral Mar 2, 2009
Hawk Inlet (Greens Creek Mine) to Hoonah Ketchikan-Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project Petersburg-Ruth Lake Hydroelectric Project Sitka-Takatz Lake Hydroelectric Project Metlakatla Intertie to Ketchikan Sitka-Blue Lake Expansion Hydroelectric Project Prince of Wales Island Intertie Reynolds Creek Hydroelectric Project Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project Kake-Petersburg Intertie Metlakatla-Triangle Lake Hydroelectric Project. Source: Sens. (Juneau Empire)
