The Central Tongass project area encompasses National Forest System (NFS) lands and lands of other ownership, as authorized by other land owners, within the Petersburg and Wrangell Ranger Districts (3.7 million acres) to facilitate integrated and economical projects across all lands. We can't lose the Tongass National Forest. Bears live throughout the region and often gather around fish streams, providing wonderful views. The Forest Service maintains bear viewing facilities at Fish Creek (Hyder), Margaret Creek (Ketchikan), Anan Creek (Wrangell), and Pack Creek (Juneau).Watch for bears. The Forest Service and the City of Coffman Cove operate and maintain this recreation site, as well as Seaside Park, which is in the center of town. The Tongass is home to an abundance of wildlife - More than 400 species of land and marine wildlife inhabit Tongass National Forest, including bald eagles, black and brown bears, wolves, moose, and Sitka black-tailed deer [] In July, Sarkar Rapids bursts with sockeye salmon, attracting black bears and harbor seals. Questions are welcome.For the free two-hour tour, meet Forest Service guides at the cave interpretive site. This National Forest offers unique chances to view eagles, bears, spawning salmon, and the breathtaking vistas of \"wild\" Alaska. It was a great experience. Coffman Cove is only 5 miles away and it’s a great place to get food and supplies for the rest of your Prince of Wales Island adventure.The floor can be slippery; wear sturdy shoes or boots with good traction. Bears, migratory birds, wolves and deer visit a nearby estuary. The region is often referred to as the “Inside Passage” or the gateway to Alaska, and is defined by its primary industries with commercial fishing, tourism and recreation jobs among the fastest growing job sectors in Southeast Alaska. Tongass National Forest: Wolf hunt may have killed 95% of wolves on Alaskan archipelago By Matthew Renda/Courthouse News … At Sarkar Lakes area, see wildlife from land or boat. Sarkar Rapids are about 5 miles north of Naukati Road junction on north FH 20.Tongass National Forest is a temperate rain forest, the largest of it's kind in the world. Caves, sinkholes and pits have formed a vast karst landscape—weathered limestone bedrock. El Capitan Cave, the largest of more than 500 caves on the island, offers a trip back in time.Nearby Eagle Creek is fantastic fishing territory and a new gravel trail provides a short, scenic walk to the banks of the creek. Guides provide you with information about cave formation, speleothems (cave features), cave biology and fossil finds. Renovated picnic and day-use areas offer access to forest settings with comfortable and family-friendly opportunities for recreation.Polk Camp is a recently renovated three-bedroom cabin offering unique lodging in the forest.As you explore the great outdoors on Prince of Wales Island, you’re in Tongass National Forest. They say you don't know what you have until you lose it. Over 90 percent of the 140,000 public comments from the scoping period called for keeping the 2001 National Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass.
The tour goes about 500 feet into the cave. Today, there are still over 100,000 glaciers in Alaska, although ice covers only 5 percent of the state. The Tongass is the nation’s largest national forest and covers most of Southeast Alaska, surrounding the famous Inside Passage and offers unique chances to view eagles, bears, spawning salmon, and the breath-taking vistas of “wild” Alaska. Dependence on the land is still a way of life here, a cultural tradition as well as a necessity, made possible by the abundance of fish and wildlife in the region.At approximately 17 million acres, the Tongass National Forest is America’s largest national forest. Pull on your rubber boots, we are going on a hike to get to know the Tongass National Forest.Release Date: Jul 29, 2020 Hoonah, AlaskaTongass National Forest engineers recently worked with southeast area contractors to install two new bridges, one in Hoonah and one on Prince of Wales Island The Tongass offers great wildlife viewing opportunities. Icy Straits Lumber and Milling Inc. in Hoonah exclusively uses wood from the Tongass National Forest.The Forest Service is planning to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze a variety of resource management actions to implement over a 15-year period. Welcome to the Tongass National Forest.