Their final timber harvest is a 70-acre piece of land owned by the state.

But after listening to public reaction to the plan, the contemplated timber harvest was reduced by half.

During the span 1991 to 2001, timber harvest peaked in 1997.

They are far less enthusiastic about increasing the timber harvest in Tongass.

In addition, a timber harvest was also scheduled for this area.

Following decades of heavy production, the timber harvest on public lands has declined by more than half in the last 10 years.

The national division over the issue of roads and timber harvests was visible in Congress last month.

All four species, though common now, were uncommon in the past, having moved more heavily into the region with the beginning of timber harvest.

The pilot project will include about 130 acres of timber harvest.

The plan would set the average annual timber harvest at 108 million board feet, 46 percent less than the average for the past decade.