Tongass National Forest - Wikipedia
The Tongass National Forest (/ ˈtɒŋɡəs /) 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.
Alaska's National Forests - US Forest Service
Oct 29, 2024 · The nation's largest national forest covers most of southeast. The Tongass offers opportunities to view eagles, bears, spawning salmon, and breath-taking vistas of wild Alaska.
Alaska - Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Sep 12, 2024 · The Division manages forests for multiple uses and the sustained yield of renewable resources on 20 million acres of State land. This includes the Tanana Valley, Haines, and Southeast State Forests.
Welcome to the Tongass National Forest - US Forest Service
Oct 30, 2024 · The Tongass is the nation’s largest national forest and covers most of Southeast Alaska, surrounding the famous Inside Passage and offers unique chances to view eagles, bears, spawning salmon, and the breath-taking vistas of “wild” Alaska.
Alaska Division of Forestry GIS
The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection GIS home page provides information on Spatial Data, GIS Web Applications depicting current wildland fire information (including weather information), and forest resource information for the entire state of Alaska.
Chugach National Forest | How To Visit, What To Do &… | ALASKA.ORG
As the second largest national forest in the nation—larger than New Hampshire—its 6.9 million acres stretches from Turnagain Arm and the Kenai Peninsula across Prince William Sound to the Copper River Delta and beyond.
Alaska State Forests
Alaska State Forests. About two percent of Alaska's state-owned land is in three designated State Forests. In 1982, the Legislature established the 286,000-acre Haines State Forest surrounding the Chilkoot, Chilkat, and Ferebee river drainages and the communities of Haines and Klukwan.
The Tongass | Alaska Conservation Foundation
Keeping this magnificently vast forest intact is critically important to helping mitigate climate change. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the Tongass each summer in the hopes of experiencing its magnificence: two-hundred-foot-tall spruce …
Tongass National Forest - Travel Alaska
The Tongass National Forest in Alaska's Inside Passage is the largest national forest in the United States. Find information on things to do, hiking, bear viewing, whale watching, kayaking, camping, and cabins.
Boreal Forest in Alaska - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Alaska's boreal forest (sometimes called "taiga") is often portrayed as a monotonous blanket of spindly evergreens, covering the hills and valleys of the far north. In reality, it's a complex mosaic of forest types-from sunny aspen groves to spruce bogs-intermingled with meadows, marshes, lakes, and rivers, and supporting a diverse complement ...