The way I understand it...it takes about 90-100 years for new growth to be ready to harvest in the Tongass at higher elevations. Under the Advisory Council's plan, new growth within 3,000 ft of beaches would be excluded from harvest leaving only those trees high in the mountains available. Therefore, there will not be any significant new growth available for about 20 more years because logging in Southeast didn't really ramp up until the 1950's. Environmental groups are trying to trick Alaskan's into believing this is a compromise when in fact it is a trap to rid the region of logging once and for all.