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Home > Who We Are > Campaigns > <i>Haa Aaní</i> Legislation > Sign the Letter of Support > Sealaska Timber Corporation Holds Inaugural Community Information SessionsSealaska Timber Corporation (STC) and Sealaska Corporation management met with stakeholders and residents to review timber harvest and land management plans for Cleveland Peninsula on May 14. The purpose of the Ketchikan and Meyers Chuck meetings were to review and discuss 2011 harvest plans for parcels north of Ketchikan. The meetings also included land management strategies beyond the completion of the first harvest in 2013.These sessions are a new initiative to provide opportunity for community input about STC operating plans, according to Chris E. McNeil, Jr., Sealaska president and CEO. “These discussions are to encourage community participation and provide opportunity for individuals to receive information and share recommendations about STC’s harvest and land management plans,” he said. “This is an important step to achieving third-party sustainability certification for Sealaska lands.” At the inaugural session STC presented the multitude of land management principles it applies during harvest and stewardship of specific parcels. “The discussions included: operating plans, road construction plans, harvest methods, viewscape analysis, young forest management plans and wildlife programs,” said Wade Zammit, STC president. “We were pleased to introduce Bob King of Crown Alaska, who will be conducting contract operations on Cleveland Peninsula beginning in 2009. Mr. King’s company was selected based on its methodologies that minimize road development and reduce operational footprint.” “We are committed to increasing communication of operating plans ahead of harvest to the public,” stated Rosita Worl, Sealaska director and chair of the Corporation’s lands committee. “The meetings are an opportunity to introduce our core cultural values, our management and contractors to citizens. We are all part of the same community and this collaboration will strengthen us all.” “Sealaska takes its land management responsibility and stakeholder engagement very seriously,” said McNeil. “We plan to enhance future sessions with community field trips, interactive websites and new communications technology to maximize participation.” Feedback from both sessions was documented and will contribute to the finalization of harvest and stewardship plans for the parcels. For more information visit www.sealaskatimber.com For full press release, click here
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