Chickadees and kinglets flit about the canopies of 800 year-old Sitka Spruce. A mother grizzly bear ambles down the slope, two bouncing cubs in tow — today she will teach them to catch salmon in the nearby bay.
Welcome to the Tongass National Forest.
Spanning across southeast Alaska, the Tongass is the world's largest intact temperate rainforest — but it won't be for long if the logging companies get their way.
Join us in defending the Tongass — donate today.
Encompassing snow-capped mountains, sweeping fjords and lush islands, this "crown jewel" of the national forest system supports a vast array of wildlife including flying squirrels, sandhill cranes and the elusive Alexander Archipelago gray wolf.
The timber industry is targeting the same old-growth and mature trees that shelter nesting songbirds and store over 9.9 billion tons of carbon.
The Forest Service has already approved a logging project that will cut down 430 acres of old-growth trees. More logging projects targeting old-growth and mature trees throughout our national forests, including the Tongass, are pending right now.
The Tongass is irreplaceable and you can help save it. Donate today.
Our advocacy for the Tongass spans decades.
Alongside environmental groups across the country, our national network helped secure the Roadless Rule in 2001, which safeguarded 58.5 million acres of American forests from road construction and timber harvesting.
But our work is far from over. Much of the Tongass remains open for logging and we need your help to protect the "lungs of North America." Donate today.
Thank you,
Lisa Frank
Executive Director
