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feature July 29, 2015

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Tongass National Forest is home to centuries-old trees and rivers flowing through thousands of islands. It is also the final forest in the fight to keep timber sales out of…
Bears hunt for salmon in the Tongass National Forest. (U.S. Forest Service Photo)
Press Release March 26, 2015

Conservation Groups Appeal Old-Growth Logging in Big Thorne Sale and Tongass Forest Plan

Bring case to the 9th Circuit
Bears hunt for salmon in the Tongass National Forest. (U.S. Forest Service Photo)
Press Release March 24, 2015

Forest Service’s Decision to Clear‐Cut Thousands of Acres of Old Growth Forest is Upheld

Judge approves Big Thorne, the largest old growth timber sale in decades, and the Tongass Forest Plan
document August 22, 2014

Complaint: Earthjustice Hits Forest Service With Two Lawsuits Challenging Old Growth Clear-Cutting In Tongass (Big Thorne)

This action challenges the Record of Decision for the Big Thorne Project, signed by Tongass Forest Supervisor Forrest Cole on June 28, 2013 (the Record of Decision), and the associated…
document August 22, 2014

Complaint: Earthjustice Hits Forest Service With Two Lawsuits Challenging Old Growth Clear-Cutting In Tongass (Tongass Land Management Plan)

This action challenges the Record of Decision for the 2008 Amendment to the Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan (2008 Plan Amendment), signed by Regional Forester Dennis E. Bschor on…
The Tongass is America’s largest national forest. (Brian Logan / U.S. Forest Service)
Press Release August 22, 2014

Earthjustice Hits Forest Service with Two Lawsuits Challenging Old Growth Clear-Cutting in Tongass

Suits target Big Thorne timber sale and deficient forest management plan
Bakewell Lake in Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest. (Jeff DeFreest / U.S. Forest Service)
Press Release August 21, 2014

Conservation Groups: Massive Big Thorne Timber Sale Deals a Severe Blow to the Tongass, Taxpayers

Largest old-growth timber sale in decades would destroy critical wildlife habitat, threaten southeast Alaska economy
Bears hunt for salmon in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. (USDA Photo)
Article April 3, 2014

One Step Forward, One Back for America's Rainforest

Will the plight of a rare Alaskan wolf save the Tongass, our largest national forest?
Bears hunt for salmon in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. (USDA Photo)
case March 31, 2014

Defending Alaska's Tongass National Forest from the Big Thorne Timber Sale

Press Release March 28, 2014

Massive Old-Growth Logging in the Tongass Forces ESA Review for Local Wolf

Agency to investigate whether it must list the Alexander Archipelago Wolf for ESA protections
document October 1, 2013

Forest Service Big Thorne Decision

The U.S. Forest Service has announced that it will require a more critical review on the “Big Thorne” timber project before the agency can move forward.
Press Release October 1, 2013

U.S. Forest Service to Reevaluate Big Thorne Timber Sale Due to Effects on Wolves and Deer

Southeast Alaskans hail decision, ask for Forest Service to move away from large-scale old-growth logging
Press Release July 3, 2013

Conservation Groups: USDA Plan to Preserve the Tongass is Welcome Step in Right Direction

But proposed delay could be fatal to old-growth forest
document July 1, 2013

Forest Service briefing on Big Thorne Project

Forest Service - Juneau office briefing on new timber sales in old-growth areas
Press Release July 1, 2013

Tongass National Forest: Conservationists Express Outrage over Industrial-Scale Timber Plan

Largest old-growth timber proposal in many years