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QUESTION 3. Has there been a shift in the degree to which Southeast Alaska's timber industry depends on 

 the Tongass as a source of timber? 



ANSWER: No, a shift in dependence of the wood products industry has not occurred. However, log 

 exports have displaced cant exports with a corresponding decrease in the level of the Federal timber 

 harvest (Table 1 and Table 2). 



Within the next 5 years, we anticipate decreases in Native logging volume, and a continuing demand 

 for clear grained spruce, that will likely result in an increase in the export of cants, with a corresponding 

 increase in the level of the Federal timber harvest. 



QUESTION 4. If the Native logging proves to be unsustainable, is it the responsibility of the Forest Service 

 to try to make up for their dwindling supplies by increasing the Tongass cut? 



ANSWER; No. In 1988, the total harvest from all ownerships in Southeast Alaska was 790.2 I^I^BF. 

 Given the existing land allocation pattern, the Tongass is capable of providing a sustained harvest of 

 no more than 450 MMBF. 



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