THE TONGASS
The Tongass National Forest is one of the last remaining intact ecosystems in the world, sheltering old-growth temperate rainforest, glaciers, fjords, and muskeg that provide critical habitat for five species of Pacific salmon, grizzly bears, and the endemic Alexander Archipelago wolf.
Following For The Wild’s interview with Tom Waldo, which highlighted the logging of rare heritage old-growth, we journeyed to the Tongass National Forest in 2016 to bear witness to the slaughter. Since 2016 we have continued to return to the Tongass and surrounding lands to stand with the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest and with Alaska Natives and local Alaskans at the forefront of the struggle to protect this vast web of rock, ice, and forest habitats as a part of our commitment to land-based restoration and protection. Our devotion to the Tongass is long term and evolving.
