Critical protections restored to Tongass National Forest, Alaska
In a win for communities and wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service reinstated Roadless Rule protections for the Tongass rainforest in SE Alaska.
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In a win for communities and wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service reinstated Roadless Rule protections for the Tongass rainforest in SE Alaska.
Center for Biological Diversity: JUNEAU, Alaska (Áakʼw Ḵwáan Territory)— In a win for Southeast Alaska communities, wildlife and the climate, the U.S. Forest Service today reinstated Roadless Rule protections across the Tongass rainforest in Southeast Alaska.
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