Deadline March 20: The future of this ancient forest is at stake PROTECT ALASKA'S TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST!

            

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Some of the trees of the Tongass have stood for 1,000 years.1 Chainsaws and bulldozers could destroy them over the course of just hours. The Forest Service has begun revising the overarching management plan for the Tongass National Forest.2 We only have a short window to provide comments and feedback. If the wolves, bears, salmon and birds of the Tongass could speak up to protect their home, they would -- but they can't. To keep the Tongass forest and the wildlife that thrive there safe, we need to raise our voices on their behalf. We have until March 20 to make our voices heard. Now's our chance to have a say in the future of some of America's oldest, wildest remaining forests -- so add your name today. The Tongass is a wild, wonderful, deeply interconnected tapestry of life. The ancient trees' deep roots filter and purify the water that flows through rivers where salmon thrive.3 Mother grizzly bears wade through the shallows, teaching their cubs how to fish. Overhead, great horned owls swoop on silent wings through the branches. Red squirrels nibble on spruce cones in search of tasty seeds. The forest shelters birds as varied as tall, elegant sandhill cranes and tiny iridescent hummingbirds.4 If logging is allowed into the wildest parts of the Tongass, the wildlife that call it home will suffer. A field of jagged stumps is no home for a grizzly, owl, or wolf. Take action to help shape the future of the Tongass and keep logging out of this ancient forest. The plan that the Forest Service is working on right now will form the framework for decision-making about the Tongass for years to come. Once finalized, the plan will be used as a guide to decide how much of the forest stays wild, and what kinds of resources will be allowed to be extracted from it.5 The Forest Service is gathering input from the public as it shapes the new plan -- and we need to ensure that they hear the voices of forest defenders loud and clear. Now's our chance to tell them: Our oldest trees should be left standing. Add your name today. Thank you for speaking up for our forests, The Environmental Action team 1. "Tongass National Forest is 'America's Last Climate Sanctuary'," PBS, December 1, 2020. 2. "Tongass National Forest; Alaska; Land Management Plan Revision," Federal Register, February 18, 2026. 3. "Water, Air and Soil," U.S. Forest Service, last accessed March 6, 2026. 4. Ellen Montgomery, "Threatened Forests," Environment America, May 19, 2023. 5. "What Are Forest Plans?," U.S. Forest Service, last accessed March 6, 2026.

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