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The Tongass National Forest. The Tongass National Forest (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə s /) in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at 16.7 million acres (26,100 sq mi; 6,800,000 ha; 68,000 km 2). Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna.
The temperate rainforest of the Tongass National Forest often produces a great amount of mushrooms in the summer and fall months. Fungi can be used for dyeing natural fibers and as a food source. In the ecosystem, Fungi cycle nutrients, aggregate soil, retain water, and are a source of food for many animals.
Tongass National Forest — located in the coastal ranges of Southeastern Alaska. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Endicott River Wilderness is a 98,729-acre (39,954 ha) wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska.Designated by the United States Congress in 1980 in a provision of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, it is located within the Tongass National Forest and is bordered by Glacier Bay Wilderness within Glacier Bay National Park on the west.
Tongass may refer to: Fort Tongass; Tongass people, or Taantʼa Ḵwáan, "Sea Lion Tribe", one of the main divisions of the Tlingit people and the namesake of all other "Tongass" names. Tongass Highway; Tongass Island; Tongass Narrows, a channel by Ketchikian, Alaska, which forms part of the Alaska Marine Highway; Tongass National Forest
The Russell Fiord Wilderness is a wilderness area within the Tongass National Forest, protecting 348,701 acres (1,411 km 2) surrounding the fjord. The wilderness was established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980 and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness borders it to the northwest.
Northbird is situated 0.29 mile northeast of Roy Jones Mountain (3,222 ft), which is named after Roy F. Jones. [6] Jones was the first pilot to establish commercial air service in Alaska in 1922 when he landed his open cockpit biplane named Northbird at Ketchikan in the Tongass Narrows. [3]
Wilderness areas within Tongass National Forest, located in Southeastern Alaska. Pages in category "Wilderness areas of the Tongass National Forest" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.