For centuries, the Tongass trees have been rooted in their forest home. Nearly 16,000 supporters stood up to save the forest from logging and development.
Environment America handed 15,941 petition signatures (January 24, 2015) to the U.S. Forest Service during a public period on the restoration of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Environment America’s network was instrumental in securing the initial Roadless Rule protections for this forest in the 1990s. After the 2020 rollback, the rule would be restored to protect Tongass, the largest national forests in the United States. This forest is a haven and carbon sink for wildlife.
Ellen Montgomery, Environment America Public Lands Director, stated that the Roadless Rule restoration will ensure that Sitka spruces are preserved for future generations. We must protect the most valuable places we have left, such as the Tongass, in a world that is losing so much nature every second.
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