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America’s Rainforest Under Threat: How Alaska’s Tongass National Forest needs your help

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Centuries before chainsaws were invented and logging corporations founded, the towering trees of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest were growing. Trees that soar to the sky today were already shooting into adolescence when Columbus sailed the seas. TAKE ACTION FOR THE TONGASS TODAY more

Lungs of the Earth: The Top 10 carbon storing national forests in America

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Ever hear the old adage that trees are the “lungs of the earth?” It creates an awesome visual and brings a human element to the towering giants that fill our forests. But did you know that forests in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast Alaska are among the Earth’s strongest “lungs?” more

How our science is helping save the Tongass National Forest

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Yesterday, The Wilderness Society celebrated a small but meaningful victory in our ongoing efforts to protect America’s largest national forest — the Tongass National Forest. more