Tongass Stories
Do you have a personal story about the Tongass National Forest that SEACC could use to help defend Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass National Forest?
Read Other’s Stories
Share your Tongass experience with us.
Speak Up, We’re Listening.
SEACC would like to elevate your voice by sharing your story on social media or work with you to turn your story into a letter to the editor or opinion piece.
Stories can be about anything related to the Tongass National Forest. Below, simply tell us why the Tongass is important to you.
Need help getting started? Just answer one (or several) of these questions:
- Have you visited the Tongass on vacation?
- Do you hike, climb, ski, bike, paddle, etc. in the Tongass?
- Do you harvest, hunt and/or fish in the Tongass?
- Is the Tongass spiritually or culturally important to you?
- Do you have a business that relies on the health of the Tongass?
- Do you eat salmon that spawns in the streams of the Tongass?
- Do you care about the Tongass because of the important role it plays in protecting our planet’s climate?
Karen Wilson’s Tongass Story
My family is part of the Tongass — we are fueled by its salmon, berries, and deer.
Douglas Edward’s Tongass Story
Since my first trip to Alaska, I have returned to walk the land I have grown to love… After 20 years, the Tongass is part of my life.
Tisa Becker’s Tongass Story
The part that makes Southeast special is the Tongass — the absolute feeling of freedom within its green boughs.
Lester Miller’s Tongass Story
The Tongass National Forest and Glacier Bay National Park are at the top of my list to visit and photograph the wildlife and natural beauty.
Chelsea Miller’s Tongass Story
My home is deep in the forest at the roots of the mountains. — Treebeard/J.R.R. Tolkien
Connie LaPerriere’s Tongass Story
More important to me, however, is the fact that the Tongass exists in its most undisturbed state.
Tony Perelli’s Tongass Story
More important to me, however, is the fact that the Tongass exists in its most undisturbed state.
Reno Sommerhalder’s Tongass Story
I have been visiting the fairy tale forests of the Tongass for more than 30 years. It is like a second home for me.
Vince Murray’s Tongass Story
To think that we might put this special forest at risk is unimaginable to us.
Charlotte Tanner’s Tongass Story
For half a century, I have witnessed the Tongass Forest being cut down as though it were a golf course. It makes my heart bleed.