What We Have
Welcome to the Tongass
National Forest, a forest of islands and trees and rain. LOTS
of islands and trees and rain. It also abounds in animals and birds
and fish, with unsurpassed scenery and hardy people. It's a place
where eagles are commonplace, most roads are deer crossings,
and bears use the trails, too. The Tongass is a wild place, where
the natural world is a strong presence that nurtures spiritually
and materially and demands respect. Look around at what the Tongass
has to offer.
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What We Do
The Tongass National Forest
is the largest unit in the national forest system, almost 17 million
acres. Tongass employees work to balance multiple uses of the forest
resources. The Tongass has healthy fish and wildlife populations,
clean water, trees to support local industry, recreation opportunities
unique to Alaska, and plenty of unspoiled beauty and solitude. What
roads exist in Southeast Alaska have been developed from forest
roads built to reach timber. Here are a few of the projects the
Forest Service is involved with.
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