State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry and Fire Protection
Southeast Area Office
Odyssey/El Capitan Timber Sale Subunit (SSE-1391-2)
Draft Forest Land Use Plan

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry (DOF), gives formal notice per AS 38.05.945 that the Division proposes to adopt a site-specific Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) under AS 38.05.112 and the administrative standards of AS 41.17.060 for the commercial timber sale: Odyssey Timber Sale (El Capitan Subunit SSE-1391-2).

This timber sale is located on Prince of Wales Island in Sections 1 and 12 of Township 66 South, Range 78 East, and Sections 6 and 7 of Township 66 South, Range 79 East of Copper River Meridian (CRM). The sale area is found within the Petersburg A-4 NE USGS quadrangle.  The main access for this sale area is from the existing Prince of Wales Road System.

The harvest units total approximately 290 acres and contain approximately 2,000 MBF of timber.  This volume already has been sold under provisions of AS 38.05.118 to Viking Lumber Company Inc.

The FLUP is intended to provide the best available information regarding the proposed timber harvest on 290 acres, and the management of other non-timber uses in compliance with AS 38.05.112 and AS 41.17.060, and must be adopted by the DOF before the proposed activity can occur. This FLUP does not determine whether or not to access and sell timber within the timber sale area, nor the method of sale. Those decisions have been made previously in the March 7, 2025 Best Interest Finding and are not appealable under this FLUP.

The public is invited to comment on the FLUP.  Comments should be mailed to the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213, Ketchikan, AK 99901.  Comments must be received at the Division of Forestry and Fire Protection office no later than November 3, 2025, in order to be considered in the adopted FLUP.  To be eligible to appeal the adopted FLUP, a person must have provided written comment by November 3, 2025.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT:

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection                           
2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213                
Ketchikan, AK  99901                                      
Contact:  Greg Staunton
Phone:  (907) 225-3070
Email:  dnr.dof.sse@alaska.gov

Copies of the FLUP are available for review at the division’s Area Office, the division’s web site along with the community libraries in Thorne Bay, Craig, Whale Pass and Ketchikan and at the State Online Public Notice System at:  http://notice.alaska.gov/221099.

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate in this review may contact the number above.