“There are 70,000 people who live within the Tongass National Forests boundaries. Many of them want to see the forest preserved as it is, but many of them would love to be able to get around more easily with more roads. They would love to be able to do some specialty timber harvests. It’s just really difficult one— the justification is always that Alaska needs to be a pristine wildlife preserve. And that’s not thinking about the people who live here.” —Sarah Montalbano
In Episode 341 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Sarah Montalbano to the podcast. Sarah is the Northwest Regional Leader for Young Voices and Education Policy Analyst at Alaska Policy Forum. She recently served as a Bartley Fellow at the Wall Street Journal and wrote an op-ed for them entitled “Let Alaska Develop Its Natural Resources.” Tune in!
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