Tongass National Forest
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At 17 million acres – roughly the size of West Virginia – the Tongass National Forest is America’s largest national forest, encompassing the majority of the southeast Alaska panhandle.
Rising from the deep, rich waters of Alaska’s Inside Passage, the Tongass is where people come to see Alaska. Each year more than 1 million people come to experience glaciers flowing from the mountains into the sea and iconic wildlife that thrives in one of the largest remaining temperate rainforests in the world.
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Recent Legislative Activity
- H.R. 2, 2018 Farm Bill
- H.Amdt598 from Rep. Young would exempt all National Forests in Alaska from the Roadless Rule
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- H.R. 1889/S.820, Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
- landmark legislation that would designate the coastal plain as protected wilderness
Opportunities to Show Support
- Cosponsor S. 3333 - email Bryan Petit (mailto:Bryan_Petit@energy.senate.gov) to co-sponsor.
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