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Preserve the Tongass National Forest for Future Generations

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Alaska Wilderness League

The Tongass National Forest, also known as Alaska's Inside Passage, is a national treasure: one of the few places remaining in the world where old growth forests, brown bears, whales and wild salmon still thrive.

Decades of harmful logging have taken a toll on the land, yet large areas of the Tongass remain majestic and vibrant. People from across America visit Alaska's Inside Passage to experience sights and sounds found nowhere else in the world. The last, best parts of the Tongass are worthy of protection as a legacy for current and future generations of Americans.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000

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Dear [Congressmember],

I call on Congress to protect and restore the Tongass National Forest, our nation's largest national forest, for future generations by giving it the strongest protections possible.

Stretched along the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska, the Tongass National Forest is a remote coastal rainforest of towering old-growth hemlock, spruce and cedar trees, fog-draped mountains, rocky islands, magnificent glaciers, grizzly-filled wildlands and salmon-choked streams.

With close to 14,000 salmon-bearing streams, the Tongass is truly a Wild Salmon stronghold. A natural treasure, it is one of our nation's last remaining salmon forests - a type of forest that once thrived and is now almost completely gone in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

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We took action on “Preserve the Tongass National Forest for Future Generations”!

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7:31 pm PDT, Jul 23, John DaGloria, Canada
Preserving our national heritage is an obligation we owe our future generations.

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7:18 pm PDT, Jul 23, Nimue Appletree, Portugal

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7:16 pm PDT, Jul 23, Taraneh Sodoma, Washington

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7:14 pm PDT, Jul 23, Doreen Puchalski, Pennsylvania

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7:06 pm PDT, Jul 23, Tracey Messercola, New York

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6:58 pm PDT, Jul 23, Ricardo Araujo, Portugal

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6:45 pm PDT, Jul 23, Patrick Williams, California
Please use your leadership and vision to protect one of the few remaining old growth forests in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The protection and restoration of these pristine areas will be a legacy that will be treasured for decades.

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6:42 pm PDT, Jul 23, Marion White, New Zealand

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5:47 pm PDT, Jul 23, Tamara Alibeckoff, Ohio

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5:46 pm PDT, Jul 23, Park Cooper, Texas

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5:44 pm PDT, Jul 23, Teri Travis, Washington
We Must Implement Strong Measures to ensure the health and longevity of the Tongass National Forest for generations to come. Too often we (humans) have degregated our forests, waterways, and eco systems. Now faced with the challenges of disappearing Salmon in the Pacific NW, I don't want to see this same scenario occur in Alaska. Nor do I want to see wildlife destoyed due to lack of habitat. Please do all you can by instituting measures for restoration and the permanent protection of the Tongass National Forest.

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5:44 pm PDT, Jul 23, Rosalind Krizan, Florida

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5:41 pm PDT, Jul 23, Patti Habowski, Ohio

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