A bill is heading to the governor's desk that could change the management of ancestral forests. Assembly Bill 2494 aims to shift the focus of state demonstration forests away from commercial logging.

Instead, the bill proposes to promote ecotourism and Indigenous stewardship. This change could allow tribes to co-manage their ancestral forests.

Further details about the bill and its potential impact are available from the source, but it is now up to the governor to decide whether to move forward with the proposed changes.