Tongass National Forest

New congressional attempts to clear-cut rare and important old-growth trees are threatening the Tongass National Forest, America's largest national forest. Furthermore, the US Forest Service announced plans to issue a final Alaska-specific Roadless Rule in October 2020, eliminating roadless protections for the Tongass National Forest and opening millions of acres of irreplaceable old-growth temperate rainforest to clearcut logging under the previous Trump administration. Local communities and the region's economies are being forced to accept something they don't want or need: a rebirth of large-scale clear-cutting and an attempt to restore a sector that contributes less than 1% to the region's economy.

The Tongass National Forest is home to a diverse range of wildlife. Here you'll find the Sitka blacktail deer, as well as its two main predators, the wolf and brown bear. Mountain goats and moose, as well as black bears, are common. Dall's and harbor porpoises, harbor seals, sea otters, and humpback, minke, and killer whales can also be found along the coasts. Halibut and all five species of Pacific salmon can be found in the waters. This location has more bald eagles than anywhere else in the planet.