Picture of Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center though the trees. Photo by Mark Brennan. Avalanche team member preparing to ski. Signing a contract. Jerri Marr. Cascading Sunrise on the Petersburg Ranger district. The estuary at the mouth of Pack Creek. Photo by Ken L. Pack Creek Outfitters Brown bear sow and two cubs. Photo credit: USFWS.


SourDough News

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SourDough News provides information and news on U.S. Forest Service activities and national forests in the Alaska Region.  Explore more...

 

Features

EXCELLENCE IN TEAMWORK AWARD - Alaska Long Range Transportation Plan Team

Regional, multi-agency approach to long range transportation planning is the first of its kind and is an example for region-level transportation planning across the country.


Tongass Children's Forest

Partners Make the World Go ‘Round. One of the strongest links in the Children’s Forest are the links between partners and the 10 Ranger Districts. Currently the Tongass Children’s Forest boasts 12 partners that have provided philosophical and fiscal support for projects. Our partners help us incubate our ideas and they help us make our ideas reality. Without partners our citizen science would not get off the ground, boardwalks and bridges would not be built, and a great many youth would never step foot on public land. Learn more.


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Spotlights

USDA Investment Strategy for Creating Jobs and Healthy Communities in SE Alaska

Transition Logo

USDA, Dept. of Commerce, and partners are working together to help SE Alaska communities move to a better economy by creating jobs

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000

Secure rural schools and community

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000

 




2012 Fall Colors

Colored leaves in autumn.

Take advantage of fall colors by visiting a nearby forest or grassland.

Climate Change in Alaska

Climate Change in Alaska

Explore and learn more about Climate Change in Alaska