At the request of the Tongass Futures Roundtable, federal and state agencies, universities, and NGOs were requested to provide a synopsis of current scientific research in the Tongass that would be of interest to Roundtable members and other interested individuals. The latest version of this report (6/23/10) is available by clicking on the link below.
Science Research in Southeast Alaska Related to the Work of the Tongass Futures Roundtable

The Tongass Futures Roundtable will be meeting at the City Gymnasium in Kake on May 25-26, 2010. The meeting will begin with a field trip to an oyster operation, the Gunnuk Creek hatchery, and Sagebrush Dry, a dry bag manufacturer in Kake. There will be a community reception on the evening of May 25th. Download the agenda.

The February 2010 Tongass Futures Roundtable meeting will be held in Juneau, at Temple Sukkat Shalom (211 Cordova Street, West Juneau) beginning at 8:30 am on February 25th. The meeting will conclude at 4:30 pm on the 26th. Download the draft agenda. A Roundtable reception will be held at the Hanger Ballroom in Merchants Wharf on Thursday evening.

The Roundtable held its quarterly meeting in Sitka on December 3-4, 2009. View the decision log from the meeting. On the first day of the meeting, a panel on biomass energy discussed issues surrounding use of wood for space heating and other applications in Southeast Alaska. Included on the panel were Larry Mason of the University of Washington, David Saah of the University of San Francisco, Bob Deering of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Larry Edwards of Greenpeace. These presentations and a Raven Radio report on the session can be found here.