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Protecting Alaska's Old-Growth Forests | Anchorage News
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Lifting the National Roadless Rule could devastate Southeast Alaska’s ancient forests, threatening wildlife, ecosystems, and climate goals. The Tongass alone holds over nine million acres of irreplaceable old-growth — home to salmon, bears, eagles, and more — that take centuries to rebuild. Logging and road-building fragment habitats, pollute waterways, invite invasive species, and accelerate carbon loss, as these forests store 20% of U.S. forest carbon. Scientists, former Forest Service leaders, and conservation groups overwhelmingly agree: protecting these giants is critical for biodiversity and fighting climate change.
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