The Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the crown jewel of our national forest system, is facing an unprecedented threat. At the end of last year, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced two ...

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Sun shines through the canopy in the Tongass National Forest. (Photo by Brian Logan/U.S. Forest Service) The state of Alaska, a coalition of business groups and a pair of electric-power organizations ...

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will once again come from Alaska this year, specifically from the Tongass National Forest in Southeast. The tree from the Tongass rainforest, known for old-growth trees ...

View of the north arm of Tracy Arm, a fjord in Alaska near Juneau, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.Getty Images A forest scene at Takatz Bay on Baranof Island, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.Getty ...

Alaska is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places in North America, largely due to its diverse landscapes. Whether it’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales in the country's largest national forest — the Tongass National Forest in Alaska — and ...

Northern ecosystems are seeing some of the planet's most sweeping changes from climate warming. For some animals and plants, that has posed a threat to their very existence and, for humans, a couple ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (Áakʼw Ḵwáan Territory)— A broad coalition of Alaska Native Tribes, commercial fishers, small tourism businesses, conservation groups and other forest advocates are seeking to defend ...

Recent long-term studies revealed a three-quarters reduction of insects in parts of Germany and an 80% decline in pollinating flies at a field site in Greenland. What’s going on with numbers of Alaska ...