State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Southern Southeast Area Office
Northwest Coffman Timber Sale (SSE-1395-K)
Draft Forest Land Use Plan

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DFFP), 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:  Northwest Coffman Timber Sale (SSE-1395-K).

The timber sale area is located on Prince of Wales Island proximate to the community of Coffman Cove. The sale area is found within Sections 33, 34, and 35, Township 67 South, Range 81 East and Sections 2, 3, and 4, Township 68 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian. The sale area is within the Petersburg A-3 USGS quadrangle. The main access for this sale area is from the existing Prince of Wales Road System, specifically the 3030500 road.

The harvest units total approximately 346 acres and contain approximately 7,600 MBF of timber. This volume has already been sold under provisions of AS 38.05.118 to Viking Lumber Company LLC.

The FLUP is intended to provide the best available information regarding the proposed timber harvest on 346 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 DFFP 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 May 27, 2026 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, 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213, Ketchikan, AK 99901 or submitted via email to dnr.dof.sse@alaska.gov.  Comments must be received at the DFFP office no later than November 9, 2026 to be considered in the adopted FLUP.  To be eligible to appeal the adopted FLUP a person must have provided written comment by November 9, 2026.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT:

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection                           
2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213                
Ketchikan, Alaska  99901                                       

Contact:  Greg Palmieri, Coastal Regional Forester
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/225475. 

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.