 January 27, 2005
Tongass resource specialists annually gather results of monitoring efforts throughout the forest into a report which addresses areas such as air quality, biodiversity, fish habitat, heritage resources, recreation and tourism, scenery resource, wildlife, soil and water, and much more. "This report is an excellent way for the public to see how we are doing managing their lands," said Tongass National Forest Supervisor Forrest Cole. Forest Service officials said this year's monitoring report is more customer-friendly. "It's a new, more compact version," said Tongass National Forest Planning Staff Officer Larry Lunde. "An executive summary highlights forest programs in 2003. A compact disc is also part of this year's report. We hope these products, along with the web-based access to the report provides accessible, user-friendly avenues to learn more about the monitoring process and how it meshes with products and processes outlined in the Forest Plan." "The report is a status update that briefly describes where we are," explained Cole. "It is a benchmark toward achieving our Forest Plan goals." "The report illustrates that Tongass employees achieved successful implementation of the Standards and Guidelines across the resources and are continuing to evaluate their effectiveness," added Cole.
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