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Analysis: Top Ten Carbon Storing National Forests in America PDF

National forests, national parks and other federally-owned forests in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast Alaska hold extraordinary amounts of carbon and therefore play an important role in defending against climate change. According to United States Forest Service data, the ten national forests in the United States that store the most carbon per forested acre are all located in western Oregon, western Washington and southeast Alaska. Moist late-successional forests west of the Cascade Range mountains are among the Earth's greatest carbon storing ecosystems.

Greater than Zero: Toward the Total Economic Value of Alaska's National Forest Wildlands PDF

This report examines existing economic data to reveal that the wildlands of Alaska’s Tongass and Chugach National Forests are worth as much as $2 billion annually. Using common economic concepts, methods and techniques the authors estimate the dollar value of social and ecological assets, including commercial salmon fishing, scientific use, recreation and subsistence. Concluding remarks suggest that the Forest Service should adopt a similar approach to valuing wildlands in future policy making and planning.

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.