Forest Plan Implementation
Forest Plan Overview
About this Overview
Purpose of the Overview
The Forest Plan Overview provides a basic and general description of the Forest Plan.
Background on the Forest Plan
The Forest Plan was revised in 1997 and work continued on that revision process in response to appeals and litigation. This work was completed in early 2008 with the issuance of the Web-based 2008 Forest Plan Amendment. This Web site contains much background and other pertinent information related to the completion of the Forest Plan revision process. The 2008 Forest Plan Record of Decision includes pertinent information and rationale intended to give users a forward look at how the Forest Plan will be implemented into the future.
Tongass National Forest Vision Statement
In recognition of the significant values associated with the Tongass National Forest for Southeast Alaska and the Nation, along with the need for forward thinking implementation of the Forest Plan, a Joint Vision Statement for the Tongass was prepared and signed by the Governor of the State of Alaska and the Chief of the Forest Service. Consistent with the Joint Vision Statement, the Tongass National Forest is guided by the Tongass Vision Statement.
Organization of the Plan
The Forest Plan is made up of 7 Chapters and 12 Appendices. This overview will provide a basic description of the major sections of the Plan, and each area overview will provide for easy access to relative places in the Forest Plan, tools and information in the form of tutorials, reference material, links to pertinent topics or policy, pictures and video where applicable.
Organization of this Overview
You can navigate through this overview by clicking on "Next Page" or "Previous Page" at the bottom of each page, or you can go directly to the beginning of a Chapter by clicking below.