Passengers on Cruise Ships enjoy part of the Tongass National Forest’s 11,000 miles of Southeastern Alaska coastline. 80 percent of Alaska’s southeast panhandle.

The national forest designation was made in 1907 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.

The Tongass National Forest is home to 32 communities and 70,000 people.

Called the “Crown Jewel” by the U.S. Forest Service, the Tongass, a vast forest, is the largest U.S. National forest at nearly 17 million acres. Or, twice the size of the state of Maryland.

For comparison, the second-largest U.S. National forest is the Chugach National Forest, in Southcentral Alaska, with nearly 7 million acres.

Origin of the Name

The name “Tongass” comes from the Tongass clan of the Tlingit peoples in Southeastern Alaska.

It’s Big

The Tongass National Forest is the largest, intact temperate Rainforest in the world.

What Grows There?

The canopy of the forest consists of yellow cedar, spruce, and hemlock trees. While the ground is covered by ferns and moss.

The Tongass National Forest is populated by the biggest trees in Alaska.

It Rains a Lot on the Tongass

Rainfall varies from 26 inches in Skagway, to 225 inches in Little Port Walter on Baranof Island.

In the Good Ol’ Summertime

Temperatures in the Tongass range in the 50s and 60s. So, it’s mild.

Yes, You can Share this Edition

Imagine how amazed your friends and family will be when you share this, Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Facts edition, with them.

They will be so happy that they will send you on an all expense paid, Alaska Cruise, every year, for the next 5 years… well, it could happen.

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They Live There

Did you know that more bald eagles live in the Tongass National Forest than any other place on earth?

19 areas of the Tongass are designated as wilderness.

You’ll See a Lot of Fish

Waterways in the Tongass National Forest produce a massive number of Pacific salmon, earning the nickname, “America’s Salmon Forest”.

A View from the Deck

Nearly one million people visit the Tongass National Forest each year. Most are passengers on cruise ships.

From Our North Stars (that’s you)

We received this comment about our Club 25 edition that mentioned tent city.

Avril wrote:

“Thank you so much for the recent history, I had no idea about tent city, I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

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Mike and Mary

Can you say, “Wow, the Tongass National Forest is large!”

Have you ever seen the Tongass from the deck of a cruise ship?

Mike and Mary trust that you enjoyed this edition of the Anchorage Memories VIP Club and Podcast. Alaska is a gigantic place with many stories to tell.

Until Next Time

Mike and Mary

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