Tag Archives: Tongass

Congress and the Tongass

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Paula Dobbyn

A group of Alaska and Pacific Northwest residents – mostly commercial and sport fishermen, along with charter operators and guides, — are speaking out in Washington, D.C., this week on behalf of wild Alaska salmon from the Tongass National Forest. … Continue reading →

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‘Last Salmon Forest’ wins award from The Drake

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

Congratulations to filmmakers Ian Majszak and Bryan Gregson for getting a bit of recognition for their new short film about Trout Unlimited’s Tongass 77 campaign in Southeast Alaska. The film has captured a “best cinematography” award from The Drake Magazine’s 7th Annual Fly … Continue reading →

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TU Alaska Director Honored for Conservation Work

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

TU Alaska Director Tim Bristol (Photo by Darren Dorris) Trout Unlimited’s Alaska director, Tim Bristol, has been selected for a prestigious award honoring his contributions to Alaska environmental conservation. The Alaska Conservation Foundation recently named Bristol as the 2012 winner … 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 2012 Commercial Salmon Fishing Season Gets Under Way

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

The 2012 commercial salmon harvesting season is under way in Alaska. On the famed Copper River in Southcentral Alaska this week, hundreds of boats took part in harvesting wild king and sockeye salmon, some of the first salmon of the … Continue reading →

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Salmon in the Trees Exhibit to be Installed in Wrangell, AK

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

  Photographer Amy Gulick will install a permanent version of her exhibit Salmon in the Trees in Wrangell, Alaska, in May. Salmon in the Trees tells the remarkable story of the Tongass rain forest of Southeast Alaska. Fringing the coastal panhandle … 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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Budget Shift Needed for Tongass Salmon

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

  Trout Unlimited and partner organizations are preparing to send a group of commercial fishermen, anglers, guides and yacht-tour operators to Washington, D.C., next month to push for stronger conservation of fish habitat in the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska. The group will meet … Continue reading →

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TU Hits Trade Shows To Talk Up Tongass

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

Trout Unlimited hit two large sportsman’s shows on the West Coast recently to introduce its Tongass 77 campaign to the hunting and angling community. TU’s Sportfish Outreach Coordinator for Southeast Alaska, Mark Hieronymus, spoke with many lodge owners and guides at the … Continue reading →

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