Tag Archives: Tongass National Forest

Farmed salmon? No thanks …

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Chris Hunt

I got a kick out of Greg Thomas’ blog post today about his experience in a Denver seafood joint he visited during the International Sportsmen’s Expo last week. Greg asked the server at the restaurant whether the establishment’s salmon was … Continue reading →

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A sustainable Tongass timber company expands in Southeast Alaska

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

Major changes are afoot in the country’s largest national forest, the 17-million-acre Tongass in Southeast Alaska. And many of them bode well for fish and wildlife. The most important is arguably the U.S. Forest Service’s move from old-growth logging in … Continue reading →

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Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Shifts Focus from Timber to Salmon

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

Jim Leslie’s life used to revolve around cutting old-growth timber. These days the Vietnam vet and longtime resident of Wrangell, Alaska, makes his living behind the wheel of jet boats, ferrying visitors to picturesque areas to view wildlife, glaciers and … Continue reading →

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Restoring Salmon Habitat: A Jobs Creator for Southeast Alaska

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

The 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is a vast, wild landscape pulsing with some of the world’s most productive freshwater systems for salmon and trout. Everything here revolves around fish, whether it’s for income, recreation or simply putting … Continue reading →

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Fishermen to Forest Service: Grow Jobs, Protect Salmon

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

Salmon anglers and U.S. taxpayers, take notice. It’s time to tell the U.S. Forest Service to stop misspending your money in one of America’s Best Wild Places, the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska.  That’s the message from a group of … Continue reading →

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Youth Art Exhibit Celebrates Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

  An exhibit featuring art made byKetchikan elementary students that celebrates Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is on display at the Tongass Historical Museum through February 25. “A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest” is a … Continue reading →

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Project Marks New Beginning in Tongass National Forest

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Paula Dobbyn

It’s often been the case in the country’s biggest national forest that environmental groups and government agencies have waged pitched battles over land management. Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is, after all, home to the world’s largest remaining intact swath … Continue reading →

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