Professionals from across Alaska convened in Tok for the three-day annual meeting of the Alaska Society of American Foresters. Presentations covered the latest updates in forestry management and Alaska Division of Forestry operations. …If Alaska sells timber off as carbon credits and the forests burn, does Alaska have to give the money back to the purchaser of the credits?  Does this liability stretch to the life of the carbon credits when the cash is paid up front? It’s a question that is being asked as the state moves into the global carbon credit business, and the foresters attending the meeting discussed it at length. …A second pressing issue brought forth during the meeting was the unprecedented wildfire risk posed by homeless encampments, particularly in Anchorage. Speakers emphasized that such encampments represent a new and unpredictable fire threat that defies the typical patterns of Alaska wildfires.