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The Organized Village of Kasaan is fighting alongside other Southeast Alaska tribes and forest advocates to defend the Tongass National Forest.

These are lands that belong to all Americans, not the timber industry.

A timeline of the creation of and 25-year fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.

The Roadless Rule has protected millions of acres of U.S. public lands for a generation

Comments also support protections for mature trees

An abuse of executive power seeks to roll back prohibitions on commercial fishing

60-day notice states recently-approved West Reservoir Project could harm grizzly bears and bull trout

Agriculture Department initiates process targeting bedrock conservation policy that protects 45 million acres of national forests

Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan notified the Trump administration of their intent to sue over the recently-approved West Reservoir timber project in Flathead National Forest, which would allow for new roadbuilding that could harm federally-protected grizzly bears and bull trout.

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “There is no emergency … that is just part of the grift.”

A revision of the forest plan for the Tongass National Forest is now underway.

Together with our clients, we’re wielding the power of the law across 700 legal matters to protect people and our planet. With deep gratitude, we are pleased to share highlights of this work, which is made possible by partners like you.

Environmental groups welcome needed action on old-growth, urge future action on mature forests

Allowing logging and roadbuilding on now protected lands in the Tongass National Forest is a deeply unpopular action that poses grave harm to the forest

The U.S. Forest Service releases a final environmental impact statement moving forward with the largest old-growth logging project on the Tongass in years

Roadless Area Conservation Act would solidify protections for national forests

Public comment period concludes today for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests

Rather than protect national forests, this bill is a gift to the timber industry.