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In the News: Washington Post December 30, 2021

This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500?

Logjam Creek at Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
(Steve Howard / Getty Images)

case: Victory May 11, 2021

Challenging a Massive Timber Sale on Prince of Wales Island in the Tongass National Forest

Wanda Culp and her colleagues at WECAN are fighting to defend the Tongass from logging.
(Michael Penn for Earthjustice)

feature April 20, 2021

Defending America’s Climate Forest

Earthjustice is defending the Tongass National Forest, a key weapon in fighting climate change

Press Release: Victory October 21, 2020

Prince of Wales Island to Remain Protected from Logging

Litigation wraps up, preserving legal victory halting massive timber sale in Tongass National Forest

document June 24, 2020

Prince of Wales Decision on Remedy

In a victory for Earthjustice on behalf of 8 conservation organizations, a federal judge sent a massive timber sale back to the drawing board.

Press Release: Victory June 24, 2020

Federal Judge Sends Massive Logging Project on Prince of Wales Island Back to the Drawing Board

Decision resolves question of whether Alaska timber sale would be allowed proceed, despite illegal approval by U.S. Forest Service

A recent court victory halted a timber sale on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
(ANDREA IZZOTTI / GETTY IMAGES)

Article March 12, 2020

Major Victory for Alaska’s Majestic Trees and for the Climate

Protecting trees, particularly old-growth trees in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, is a win for local communities and for the climate.

document March 11, 2020

Court Decision: Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis Project for the Tongass National Forest

Court order from the U.S. District Court of Alaska, granting the motion for summary judgment

Press Release March 11, 2020

Federal Court Rules Against Massive Old-Growth Rainforest Logging Plan in Alaska

Decision is a win for subsistence hunters and families on Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island

Logging in the Tongass National Forest. (Colin Arisman / Wild Confluence Media)

Press Release February 4, 2020

Federal Court to Hear Arguments on Prince of Wales Timber Sale

Oral argument scheduled for Feb. 7 in Juneau

Press Release January 27, 2020

Forest Service Paying Timber Industry to Pick Which Trees It Wants in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act detail close collaboration linking logging interests, Forest Service, and State of Alaska

document September 23, 2019

Preliminary Injunction Granted on Prince of Wales

An Alaska federal district judge granted a preliminary injunction for the initial phase of the Prince of Wales Timber Sale in Alaska's Tongass National Forest on Sept. 23, 2019.

Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
(Andrea Izzotti / Getty Images)

Press Release: Victory September 23, 2019

Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Halting Old-Growth Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest

Initial phase of staggering logging project placed on hold a day before bids were scheduled to open

document May 7, 2019

Prince of Wales Timber Sale Complaint

Earthjustice is representing eight conservation groups in a lawsuit challenging the proposed Prince of Wales timber sale, the largest logging project in a generation.

Press Release May 7, 2019

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Timber Sale in Alaska National Forest

Prince of Wales Island sale would harm habitat and the local economy

Press Release October 31, 2018

Earthjustice Opposes Forest Service Plans for Massive Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest

Largest logging project in the country in more than 30 years is moving forward on Prince of Wales Island

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