Take Action: Save the Tongass National Forest

Save the Tongass National Forest

Tell the Bush administration to protect the extraordinary wild habitat of the Tongass National Forest.

Chief Abigail Kimbell, U.S. Forest Service

Dear Chief Kimbell,

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I ask that you ensure your agency's management plan for the Tongass National Forest provides the utmost protection for roadless areas in the forest. I am appalled that the plan adopted by regional officials in January of this year places more than 2 million acres of roadless areas in designations that allow clearcutting and logging roads. Numerous groups have submitted appeals to you seeking protection of these vital places.
 
The few remaining roadless areas of our national forests are sanctuaries for America's wildlife, and the Tongass contains many species that have nearly disappeared from the lower 48 states. As global warming threatens to change the landscape dramatically, we should be acting to preserve intact forests for future generations, not cut them down.
 
I urge you to grant the appeals you have received to the current plan that seek protection of roadless areas, to require a management plan that recognizes the importance and irreplaceable nature of Tongass wildlands, and to let the temporary exemption of the Tongass from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule expire.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
[Your address]

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