Tongass National Forest

The Tongass National Forest—America’s largest national forest—is a place of ancient trees, towering mountains, and vast glaciers stretching across Southeast Alaska. Its old-growth forests sustain some of the richest wildlife habitat on Earth, including unparalleled concentrations of brown bears, bald eagles, and salmon that nourish communities and cultures that have lived here since time immemorial.

But powerful industries continue pushing to carve roads and clearcut millions of acres of these fragile lands, weakening Roadless Rule protections, and prioritizing short-term extraction over the long-term health of the forest and the people who depend on it. Alaska Wilderness League stands with local and Indigenous leaders to defend the Tongass and ensure its old-growth forests endure for generations to come.