Tongass

July 29, 2015 | Feature

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Alaska's Tongass National Forest is home to centuries-old trees and rivers flowing among thousands of islands. It is also the last forest where the fight continues to keep timber sales out of roadless areas.

June 24, 2019 | Press Release

Southeast Alaskans Rally to Defend the Tongass and the Roadless Rule

Local leaders, Alaska Native people, and community members gathered to double down on support for the existing Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest

May 17, 2019 | In the News: KTUU

Attorney: Tongass old-growth logging “plain violation” of environmental law

Tom Waldo, Attorney, Alaska Regional Office, Earthjustice: "The agency is required to take a hard look at specific impacts of an action in specific places. So you can't just generalize across the whole island and say, 'well, we'll log somewhere.' This is a brazen attempt by the forest service to rewrite the rules for timber sales."

May 7, 2019 | Legal Document

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.

May 7, 2019 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Timber Sale in Alaska National Forest

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

May 2, 2019 | Press Release

New Legislation Protecting Roadless Rule is Key for Preserving America’s Forests

There is strong support for legislative proposal protecting Roadless Rule and safeguarding Tongass National Forest

March 20, 2019 | Blog Post

‘It Is the Largest National Forest, and I’m Going to Keep It That Way’

Indigenous women from Southeast Alaska traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the Tongass National Forest and the Roadless Rule.

November 19, 2018 | Press Release

Longtime Environmental Advocate Winsome McIntosh Becomes Earthjustice Trustee

McIntosh has been part of the Earthjustice family for over 40 years

October 31, 2018 | Press Release

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

October 22, 2018 | Feature

Insider Briefing: Meet Abigail Dillen

New President Abigail Dillen discusses her vision for Earthjustice’s future as the organization battles the assault on environmental safeguards and pushes for a rapid shift to 100% clean energy.

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