Alaskas Tongass forest sparks battle over logging
Alaskas Tongass forest sparks battle over logging
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental advocates readied for battle in Congress this week over what they maintain is an erosion of protections for the biggest, oldest trees in Alaskas Tongass National Forest, often called the crown jewel of the U.S. forest system. A vast swath of woodland that stretches along the southeast Alaskan coast and inland over more that 17 million acres (70,000 square km), the Tongass is one of the last temperate rainforests on Earth with centuries-old trees critical to wildlife habitat and Alaskas salmon fishery. ...
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