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 roadless areas.
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 Final Environmental Impact Statement (the Big Thorne EIS).
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 January 23, 2008, and the associated Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).
The Tongass National Forest is the ‘crown jewel’ of our forest system, but it has suffered as a result of the decades of unsustainable clear-cutting of old-growth trees. Stopping industrial-scale old-growth logging and preserving wildlife habitat is essential for those wanting to experience the majesty of the country’s most iconic rainforest, as well as those…
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.
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