{"id":212725,"date":"2025-09-02T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=212725"},"modified":"2025-09-02T10:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:22:49","slug":"native-america-calling-trump-administration-pushes-for-increased-logging-in-alaskas-tongass-national-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/02\/native-america-calling-trump-administration-pushes-for-increased-logging-in-alaskas-tongass-national-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Trump administration pushes for increased logging in Alaska\u2019s Tongass National Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, September 2, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Trump administration pushes for increased logging in Alaska\u2019s Tongass National Forest <\/div>\r\n The Donald Trump administration is working to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/27\/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission\">remove protections for more than 58 million acres of national forests<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/08\/29\/2025-16581\/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands\">brief public comment<\/a> period is now open on a plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/06\/23\/secretary-rollins-rescinds-roadless-rule-eliminating-impediment-responsible-forest-management\">rescind the federal government\u2019s 25-year-old Roadless Rule<\/a> which prohibits road construction and timber harvesting in several states. Environmental groups and leaders of Alaska Native tribes with cultural ties to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r10\/tongass\">Tongass National Forest<\/a> &#8212; the country\u2019s largest national forest &#8212; are raising alarms about the plan. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe vast temperate rainforest covers 17 million acres and is also the nation\u2019s largest stand of old-growth trees, many of which are at least 800 years old. Advocates warn that road construction and increased commercial logging threaten subsistence hunting, plant harvesting, and fishing. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to talk with tribal leaders and others about what\u2019s at stake in Tongass and the future of forest management.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/02\/native-america-calling-trump-administration-pushes-for-increased-logging-in-alaskas-tongass-national-forest\/tongassnationalforest\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-212731\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-attachment-id=\"212731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/02\/native-america-calling-trump-administration-pushes-for-increased-logging-in-alaskas-tongass-national-forest\/tongassnationalforest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02\/tongassnationalforest.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Keith Burton&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tongass National Forest\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tongass National Forest&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/kbphoto\/52421259062\/&gt;Keith Burton&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02\/tongassnationalforest.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02\/tongassnationalforest.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02\/tongassnationalforest.jpg\" alt=\"Tongass National Forest\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-212731\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/kbphoto\/52421259062\/>Keith Burton<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n Chuck Sams (Cayuse and Walla), director of <a href=\"https:\/\/ycej.yale.edu\/en\/impact\/indigenous-programs\">Indigenous Programs at Yale Center for Environmental Justice<\/a> and the first Native person to serve as director of the National Park Service  \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nCody Desautel (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), president of the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itcnet.org\/\">Intertribal Timber Council<\/a>\u202fand the executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colvilletribes.com\/\">Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation<\/a> in Washington state\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMike Jones (Haida), president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kasaan.org\/\">Organized Village of Kasaan<\/a>,  a federally recognized tribe in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIlsx\u00edlee St\u00e1ng\/Gloria Burns (Haida), president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kictribe.org\/\"> Ketchikan Indian Community<\/a>,  a federally recognized tribe in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoel Jackson (Tlingit and Haida), president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/kake-nsn.gov\/\">Organized Village of Kake<\/a>,  a federally recognized tribe in Alaska\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tribes are raising alarms as the Trump administration rushes to remove protections for more than 58 million acres of federal forest lands.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,20,13,1,14],"tags":[78,79,1917,2125,1437,6237,2124,5435,243,6708,133,134,43,483,154,556,314],"class_list":["post-212725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-chuck-sams","tag-cody-desautel","tag-colville","tag-gloria-burns","tag-itc","tag-joel-jackson","tag-media","tag-mike-jones","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-sacred-sites","tag-subsistence","tag-treaties","tag-usda","tag-washington","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02\/tongassnationalforest.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-Tl3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212725"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212732,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212725\/revisions\/212732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}