Meetings and Events

TTC Meetings

Feb 18, 2025 | TLMP Revision Assessment Virtual Meeting

• February 18, 2025 Meeting Summary
• Tongass Forest Plan Revision Status

April 9, 2025 | TTC Priorities Virtual Meeting

• In addition to the agenda and priorities documents posted below, please refer to the Draft Management Areas:
  • Forest Plan Revision Vision
  • Map
• Examples of Forest Plan Citizen Alternatives:

1. 1. The Flathead received a citizen’s alternative for the Flathead revision: https://www.swanview.org/public/assets/uploads/reports/Citizen_reVision_Flathead_Forest_Plan.pdf
   2. The Lolo also received a Citizen Plan: https://www.montanaforestplan.org/images/citizen-forest-plan/Lolo-Bitterroot-Partnership-Plan.pdf
   3. The Ashley received a comment from the Yellow to Uintas and other organizations that referenced and included elements of the Conservation Alternative submitted to the Manti-La Sal:https://www.mantilasalconservationalternative.org/.

• Meeting Materials
  • April 9, 2025 Agenda
  • TTC Priorities Discussion Draft

TTC Past Meetings

October 17, 2024 Virtual Meeting

• October 17, 2024 Agenda
• TTC Final Report of Feedback and Suggestions
• TTC Response
• TTC Draft Mission Statement
• Tongass Assessment – Draft Table of Contents
• Tongass Forest Plan Revision Status
• Basins and YG Timber Supply Availability by Time Period

May 8-9, 2024 | TTC Hybrid Meeting

• On May 8-9 of 2024, members of the Tongass Transition Collaborative will meet for a hybrid (in person and virtual) meeting at The Landing Hotel in Ketchikan, AK. Members who are not able to travel will be able to attend virtually.
• Meeting agenda

March 21, 2024 | Thorne Bay Basin Project Hybrid Meeting

• On March 21, 2024, members of the Tongass Transition Collaborative met both in person (Thorne Bay Basin District Conference Room) and virtually to discuss the Thorne Bay Basin Project.U.S. Forst Service Thorne Bay Project Website: Thorne Bay Basin Integrated Resource Management ProjectAdditional meeting materials will be uploaded here as they become available.
• Thorne Bay Integrated Resource Management Project – TTC Call Notes
• TTC Thorne Bay Basin Hybrid Meeting DRAFT Agenda
• Thorne Bay Ranger District Office directions and Info for Meeting

March 12, 2024 | TTC SASSfm Virtual Call

• SASSfm March Call DRAFT Meeting Notes
• SASSfm Call Agenda
• SASSfm Integrated Resources Projects Spreadsheet
• SASSfm Call Presentation [by Sheila Spores]
• SASSfm Ranger Contacts

January 22, 2024 | Thorne Bay Virtual Call

• Thorne Bay Call Notes
• Thorne Bay Call Presentation

November 14-15, 2023 | Ketchikan

• On November 14-15, 2023, the Tongass Transition Collaborative met in Ketchikan, Alaska. The objectives of the event were to:
• • Conduct a five-year review of progress made towards implementing the 2016 Tongass Forest Plan Amendment.
    Review and discuss the TTC mission statement, developed in consultation with FS over the summer, to guide the group’s work.
    Hear updates from members.
    Clarify next steps for TTC engagement.
• Meeting Summary
• The Future of the TTC
• TTC Slides Presentation

May 3-4, 2023 | Klawock

• On May 3-4, 2023, the Tongass Transition Collaborative met in Klawock, Alaska for a combination meeting and field trip. The objectives of the event were to:

1. 1. Increase collective understanding of current and potential future forest conditions, timber supply, and market opportunities.
   2. Build upon work group products to develop recommendations for young growth management and implementation. *
   3. Clarify next steps for TTC engagement.

• *Note: Recommendations will not represent consensus of the group. Suggestions may reflect an individual idea. Where applicable, the final report will note the levels of concurrence (or not) for each recommendation and describe varying perspectives where they exist.
• Meeting Materials
  • Agenda
  • Participant List
  • Discussion Draft: Challenges and Work Group Suggestions
• Background Resources
  • Southeast Alaska Sustainability Strategy – Forest Management
  • POW Young Growth Wood Product Hub Feasibility Study (Report)
  • POW Young Growth Wood Product Hub Feasibility Study (Presentation)
  • Effects of Thinning on Wood Quality in Southeast Alaska
  • Young Growth Inventory Analysis and Timber Volume Flow
  • Hoonah Native Forest Partnership Best Practices and Lessons Learned
  • Biofuel and Biomass Utilization – Oregon Example
  • Young Growth Sitka Spruce & Western Hemlock Volume, Grade & Properties

December 15-16, 2022 | Ketchikan

• The Tongass Transition Collaborative was reconstituted in fall 2022, with new members and group charge. On December 15-16, 2022, the new group held their first meeting in Ketchikan, Alaska. The objectives of the meeting were to:
• Introduce collaborative members, purpose and goals, and process.
  Gain common understanding of the 5-year Amendment review process and current data analysis.
  Identify and begin initial discussion of primary issues, concerns, and opportunities.
  Create a process for continued collaborative dialogue, including working groups, virtual meetings, and information needs.
• Meeting Materials
  • TTC Member List
  • Summary of Input on 5-Year Review of Young Growth Goals
  • Summary of TTC Next Steps / Work Group Tasks
• Background Resources
  • Background and Context Information for TTC Members
  • Synthesis of Young Growth Studies and Projects
  • Young Growth Transition History and Analysis

February 23, 2018 | Anchorage

• Meeting Outcomes

December 14-15, 2017 | Ketchikan

• December 15 Meeting Agenda
• December 14 Meeting Summary
• December 15 Working Session Summary

May 1, 2017 | Ketchikan

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary

December 12, 2016 | Ketchikan

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary

Past Events

First Southeast Alaska Young Growth Symposium | April 18-20, 2016

• Briefing Paper: The TTC and the Tongass Collaborative Stewardship Group co-hosted the first Southeast Alaska Young Growth Symposium, as a series of field visits on Prince of Wales, Heceta, and Kosciusko Islands in April 2016. View the briefing paper with key outcomes from the first Symposium here.

Second Southeast Alaska Young Growth Symposium | August 30 – September 1, 2016

• Briefing Paper: The TTC and the Tongass Collaborative Stewardship Group co-hosted the second Southeast Alaska Young Growth Symposium as a series of field visits on Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Islands in September 2016. The primary goal of the field trip was to support collaboration across land ownerships, and across levels of decision-making and agency leadership, to achieve successful young growth management across Southeast Alaska.

Third Southeast Alaska Young Growth Symposium | October 21-23, 2019

• Briefing Paper: Meridian Institute and Spruce Root co-hosted the third Southeast Alaska Young Growth Symposium as a learning conference in Ketchikan in October 2019. The briefing paper is available here.
• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary