The Latest Tongass National Forest News:

I Love the Tongass

The I Love the Tongass website, sponsonsored by SEACC, offers everyone who experiences the magic of the Tongass a way to learn more about this forest and what makes Southeast
Alaska a unique and amazing place to live, work and play. Click on the image below to visit the website.

Forest Plan Amendment

The Tongass Forest Plan Amendment Record of Decision was signed by Alaska Regional Forester Dennis E. Bschor on January 23, 2008. Click here to review the Record of Decision and associated maps.

Various map products that are relevant to the amendment of the Forest Plan are available on this page. The current Land Use Designation (LUD) map, a number of reference maps, the Record of Decision (ROD) map, and the Final EIS Alternative maps for the Forest Plan Amendment are available.

Future of the Tongass National Forest Region

Concerned about our future? The Tongass Futures Roundtable brings together a diverse group of stakeholders long involved in the Tongass National Forest to discuss how to incorporate our economic, cultural, and ecological values in public policy issues throughout the region.

Read about results so far and make comments at SEACC's website.

May 25-26 Roundtable Meeting (Kake)

National Geographic Magazine: "The Truth About Tongass"

The July, 2007 issue of National Geographic Magazine hit the streets with a hard-hitting article of the Tongass National Forest, featuring Sitka Conservation Society's Groundtruthing Project. As part of their expose of land management on the Tongass, National Geographic highlighted two projects undertaken by conservation groups to inform Tongass management -- the Audubon Society and Nature Conservancy's Conservation Area Design mapping project, and SCS's Groundtruthing Project.

The entire article is available at the National Geographic website and includes a multimedia slideshow titled Saving Tongass.

Sustainable Timber Industry

Learn how you can help create permanent protection of Southeast Alaska's rainforest and still provide for a sustainable timber industry in Alaska. Go to Alaska Rainforest Campaign's website: www.akrain.org.

Tongass National Forest Southeast Alaska Resource Directory

Celebrating the people and places of Alaska's Tongass National Forest, providing a resource directory, photos, recipes, and facts about the Tongass National Forest and Southeast Alaska.

Select "www.tongass.com" to search the Southeast Alaska Resource Directory or " Web" to have Google perform a search for you:

Tongass Clearinghouse provides a Southeast Alaska Directory to and for communities and people in the Tongass National Forest.

The Tongass National Forest, managed by the U.S. Forest Service, was created in 1907 by Teddy Roosevelt. It is America's largest national forest (17 million acres, or 500 miles north to south, or 80% of Southeast Alaska) and the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world.

The Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska is the home of over 85,000 people living in over 37 communities, which are scattered around this vast wilderness area. The terrain ranges from sea to mountain-top glaciers, includes over 1000 islands and a long, narrow strip of mainland, and supports a rich array of fauna and flora, including ancient stands of old-growth forests.

The Tongass National Forest fills most of Southeast Alaska. Many travelers see the Tongass for the first time from the deck of a cruise ship traveling through this amazing rain-forested archipelago. The region is served by a number of cruise lines of various sizes and providing different services. An example of cruising on a large ship is one provided by Celebrity Cruises. Smaller vessels would be ones like the Lindblad Expeditions, National Geographic Sea Lion or Sea Bird. Check with your travel agent for more information.

If you aren't fortunate enough to live here, the photographs will help you see and feel Southeast Alaska, including Baranof and Kuiu Islands and Sitka. Many more photos of Southeast Alaska by photographer Mim McConnell can be viewed at her photo blog, Mim's Missives.

Learn more about the geography by looking at this Rand McNally map of Southeast Alaska.

The Directory can help you connect with:

Federal and State agencies,
community governments and associations,
elected officials,
academic institutions,
native organizations such as village corporations, tribes and traditional councils,
fisheries and tourism associations,
chambers of commerce,
plus sportsmen's, conservation, educational and other organizations.

Comments on this site are both welcomed and encouraged.

Immature Bald Eages

Photo by Mim McConnell of two immature bald eages at Silver Bay, south of Sitka, Southeast Alaska's third largest community.

Prints of all photos are available in two sizes: 5 x 7 ($114.99) and 7 x 14 ($149.99). To order, click on the donate button below and in the "Payment For" box type the Image name, size and quantity. In the Price box, type the total amount due. Shipping is free to the U.S..

Thank you for visiting the Tongass National Forest Southeast Alaska Resource Directory, celebrating the people and places of Alaska's Tongass National Forest, providing a resource directory, photos, recipes, and facts about the Tongass National Forest and Southeast Alaska.