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Chugach and Tongass National Forests, Alaska
Beautiful, lush and remote, Alaska's rainforests are the largest remaining pristine temperate rainforest on Earth, a last remnant of an increasingly rare ecosystem. Within these wild places, salmon fill the streams every spawning season, and wolves, bald eagles and Alaskan brown bear thrive in "endless rhythm and beauty," as John Muir observed. These forests sustain fisheries, provide habitat for wildlife and have nurtured the Alaskan spirit for generations.
Source: Sierra Club special report, SPARE America's Wildlands. Up to Top |
"...It is densely forested
down to the water's edge with trees that never seem to have suffered from thirst or fire
or the axe of the lumberman in all their long century lives. Beneath soft, shady clouds,
with abundance of rain, they flourish in wonderful strength and beauty..."