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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.
Tongass National Forest — located in the coastal ranges of Southeastern Alaska. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The following is a list of ecoregions in Vietnam defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions. Vietnam is in the Indomalayan realm.
The South Baranof Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area within the Tongass National Forest, located on Baranof Island, Alaska. Covering 319,568 acres south of Sitka , the South Baranof protects glacier-carved fjords, hanging valleys, old-growth temperate rainforests and sheer granite mountains.
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.
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.
The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center is a visitor center in Ketchikan, Alaska, operated by the United States Forest Service as part of the Tongass National Forest. [1] The center provides interpretive exhibits and activities about the ecology, economy and culture of Southeast Alaska and its temperate rainforest ecosystems.
Logs rafted for towing in Alaska. The Alaska Roadless Rule is an environmental conservation policy that placed significant restrictions on timber removal and road construction or reconstruction in Inventoried roadless areas, which protects about half of the Tongass National Forest and Chugach National Forest's 17 million acres. [1]