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Deja Vu on the Tongass: How Overestimating Timber Demand Prevents Responsible Stewardship PDF

America’s largest national forest, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, is indispensable to salmon fishermen, native cultures, and local economies. The Tongass has a wealth of resources from scenic views to old growth forests to habitat for hundreds of species including wild salmon, brown bears, and whales. Unfortunately, not all resources are given equal weight by the agency charged with managing the Tongass.