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Hello Supporter,
A new policy to help protect old-growth forests is in the works for our country, and with measures to maintain, develop and recruit old-growth forest conditions, it’s looking great... for MOST trees.
Yet, old-growth trees in our largest national forest, the Tongass, could be excluded from protections that other old-growth trees receive. At Alaska Wilderness League, we refuse to let this happen.
Time and time again, Alaska Wilderness League has stood up for Tongass old-growth trees. Today, we need your support to preserve this critical habitat for countless lives. |
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The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska contains some of the best and largest temperate old-growth forests left anywhere in the world.
While so much has been lost, the remaining old-growth in the Tongass provides substantially more carbon storage and sequestration than any other national forest, making protection of these trees essential for addressing the climate crisis.
And, the salmon, wildlife, people and economy of Southeast Alaska all depend upon old-growth habitat in the Tongass.
Old-growth ecosystems support Southeast Alaska's economic mainstays – the seafood and visitor industries – and the wild foods economy and subsistence ways of life of Alaska Native peoples.
With your help, Alaska Wilderness League will work to ensure that protections for ALL remaining old-growth trees gets across the finish line. Make your gift today!
Thank you,
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