Alaska's Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the U.S. and the largest temperate forest in the world. Here's what you need to know before you go.

Tongass National Forest encompasses 17 million acres and is home to bald eagles, salmon, and bears. Get a bird's-eye view of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield from a seaplane. Hop on a boat ...

“Part of the Glacier calved today, impacting the ice covering the lake and creating instability on the surface,” a post on the Forest Service’s Tongass National Forest Facebook page at 11:07 ...

Officials with the Tongass National Forest, under which the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area falls, are bracing for more visitors over the next 30 years even as they contemplate a future when ...

Tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska, on July 31, 2013. The federal ...

The largest forest in the United States is the Tongass National Forest, a sprawling rainforest in Alaska. Discover a list of ...

Landing in Southeast Alaska surrounded by Glacier Bay National Park and the Tongass National Forest was a godsend as a parent. I loved, loved having the ability to raise my children here.

According to Tongass National Forest Supervisor Frank Sherman, rather than make drastic changes to get people closer to the glacier, the USFS opted to address more pressing needs like overcrowding ...

The town of Wrangell, with a population of about 2,100, is on Wrangell Island in the heart of the Tongass National Forest. At 16.7 million acres, the forest is roughly the same size as West Virginia.

Tongass National Forest. Get a bird's-eye view of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield from a seaplane. Hop on a boat for a whale watching and wildlife viewing tour where you may spot humpback or ...