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Tongass National Forest
February 14, 2025

Southeast Alaskans Want Sustainable Economies, not Extractive Industry, Within the Tongass National Forest

By Kate Glover & Blaine Miller-McFeeley  /  Alaska Office

The Trump administration’s agenda to repeal Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass doesn’t square with a popular vision of sustainable local economies dependent on intact forest ecosystems

Located in Alaska's panhandle, the Tongass is the country's largest national forest—and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world.
April 4, 2024

The Forest Service Wants to Hear from the Public on Tongass National Forest Management

By Kate Glover  /  Alaska Office

U.S. Forest Service officials are traveling throughout Southeast Alaska to hear from residents about how they want our nation’s largest forest managed in coming decades.