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U.S. Forest Service officials are traveling throughout Southeast Alaska to hear from residents about how they want our nation’s largest forest managed in coming decades.

The National Roadless Rule, now reinstated on the Tongass National Forest, safeguards vast tracts of old-growth forest that serve as important carbon sinks.

Earthjustice is in court fighting the state of Alaska and industry representatives as they try to undo the safeguards that keep the Tongass standing.

Comments call for addressing major gaps on selling old growth and protecting mature forests

Legal intervention seeks to retain forest protections that support Tribes, communities, and sustainable local economies

A broad coalition of Alaska Native Tribes, commercial fishers, small tourism businesses, conservation groups, and other forest advocates are seeking to defend the reinstatement of National Roadless Rule protections across the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska by intervening in several legal challenges opposing the rule.

In Kake, Alaska, protecting a temperate rainforest means protecting a way of life.

Public comment period concludes for proposed rulemaking on how BLM manages federal land

Comments from 21 organizations on proposed rulemaking for how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages federal land

A legal victory means Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument will remain protected from destructive commercial logging.

The National Roadless Rule was rolled back for America’s last great rainforest by the Trump administration, threatening millions of acres of undeveloped national forest lands

Proposal grants land transfer from Tongass National Forest

Para detener la crisis de biodiversidad, de la cual depende la vida silvestre, debemos proteger las tierras y las aguas públicas

To stop the biodiversity crisis, we must protect public lands and waters that wildlife depend on.

Support remains strong for protecting old-growth trees in Southeast Alaska

The Biden administration announced unprecedented protections for Tongass National Forest, which Earthjustice has long defended.

Forest Service announcement is a win for climate