In this July 31, 2013, file photo, 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.

The forest plays a major role in the battle against climate change: The Tongass is an enormous natural carbon sink, holding an estimated 8% of all carbon stored in U.S. national forests.

A new project in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests will make overnights in Alaska’s wilderness less intimidating for travelers looking for “soft” adventures in the wild.

Tongass National Forest, which has been called “America’s Amazon,” is also home to rare earth minerals, making it a place of intense interest to state and local leaders who say it should be ...

A federal agency said Wednesday it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the country's largest national forest in southeast Alaska, the latest move in a long-running fight ...

A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.

The Largest Temperate Rain Forest in the World Is in the U.S.—and It Has Stunning Glaciers and Fjords. Tongass National Forest encompasses 17 million acres and is home to bald eagles, salmon ...

A yet-unknown tree from the Tongass National Forest is slated to make a celebrity-worthy journey across the country this fall before being lit up as the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, only the ...

Alaska's Tongass National Forest was protected under the national rule in 2001 but was exempted first under the Bush administration and later under the Trump Administration. Today's decision puts the ...

Last year’s tree came from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest. At 17 million acres, the Tongass is the largest U.S. national forest and encompasses most of the Southeast Alaska panhandle.

Spanning 16.7 million acres that stretch across most of southeast Alaska, the Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States by far and part of the world’s largest ...