Latest Library Content tagged with "Tongass National Forest"

Sealaska Factsheet PDF

Factsheet on Sealaska Lands Bill. this legislation woudl make thousands of acres of the most important ladns in the Tongass National Forest available for development by Sealaska Corp., a for-profit entity.

The Roadless Rule: A Tenth Anniversary Assessment PDF

A decade after it was first adopted by the U.S. Forest Service, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has proven to be remarkably successful in protecting the 58.5 million acres of national forest roadless areas from road building and logging. Only about 75 miles of road building has occurred in the roadless areas – far less than the Forest Service had predicted a decade ago -- and just a miniscule fraction of the unroaded forests has been logged, mostly in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.

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.