Dear Defender of Wildlife,

Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is home to animals found nowhere else in the world.

And timber companies are just itching to cut it down.

The fight to protect the Tongass is now more urgent than ever as the Trump administration recently moved forward with a devastating new rule that would open millions of acres of this pristine forest to clear-cut logging and roadbuilding.

This majestic forest habitat hosts an incredible array of wildlife – and they won’t all survive this greedy industrial invasion.

We have to act now: Tell the Forest Service to keep existing wildlife protections for the Tongass National Forest!

The Tongass provides habitat to Sitka black tailed deer, five species of salmon, brown and black bears, bald eagles, wolves, and mountain goats.

Migratory birds come from all over the continent to spend spring and summer nesting and raising their young in the Tongass. Some animals, like the Prince of Wales flying squirrel, live no place else on Earth.

But the current administration is blind to the true value of the Tongass. They’re focused on giving away our natural treasures to private interests to plunder.

It’s heartbreaking, but there’s still time to stop this catastrophic invasion. Tell the Forest Service: Don’t let the Tongass be clear-cut for timber profits!

Defender of Wildlife, we can’t let the Forest Service sell out the Tongass. If timber companies clear-cut this irreplaceable old-growth forest, the animals who live there will be forced to flee for their lives – and with nowhere else to go, many of them will die.

We want to live in a future where those animals are still with us. Please take a moment and tell the Forest Service right now: The Tongass and its wildlife are too valuable to destroy!

Thanks for your passion and your commitment.

Sincerely,

Patrick Lavin Alaska Policy Advisor Defenders of Wildlife