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Dear Defender,
The timber industry has its sights on the oldest trees in America’s largest national forest, and this administration is only too happy to let them get their way.
They’re pushing to remove a rule that protects the remaining roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest. Their plan to open vast swaths of the Tongass to build logging roads would be nothing short of catastrophic for the wildlife who live there.
Help us protect this national treasure from industrial looting!
Urge the Department of Agriculture to keep the Roadless Rule that protects the Tongass National Forest and the wildlife who call it home!
The Tongass is home to one of the largest surviving old growth temperate rainforests in the world. The ecological impact of letting the timber industry cut it up with roads for logging threatens countless species, including the Alexander Archipelago wolves.
Time is running out to protect this forest. Loggers have already cut down half of the largest old growth trees in the Tongass, and much of what remains will be imperiled if they succeed in opening up roadless areas for logging.
Wildlife like wolves, Sitka black-tailed deer, bears, eagles and northern goshawks depend on intact, functioning forests for survival – but the Forest Service’s plans will wreak havoc on the habitat these animals need to survive.
Save the Tongass: Tell the Department of Agriculture to maintain the Roadless Rule and protect this forest from destructive, unsustainable logging!
The Tongass is a shining example of the natural legacy we have a responsibility to protect for future generations. We must do everything we can to keep this forest from being destroyed in our lifetimes.
Please – take a moment to add your voice to the call to protect the Tongass and the wildlife who call it home!
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