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Three photos together: snowcapped mountains and forested hills, lower end of a tidewater glacier, ptarmigan on a high ridge above a lake.

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Forest Service
Alaska Region
PO Box 21628
Juneau, AK 99802-1628

(907) 586-8806

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Built to stand the test of time! Twenty newly-fabricated, custom-made, concrete steps connect the Under Thunder, Powerline and Trail of Time trails at Mendenhall Glacier recreation area, thanks to funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Photo by Peter Cross.

Built to stand the test of time! Twenty newly-fabricated, custom-made, concrete steps connect the
Under Thunder, Powerline and Trail of Time trails at Mendenhall Glacier recreation area, thanks to
funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Photo by Peter Cross.

Graphic showing Alaska laid on top of the continental US. The state reaches from coast to coast and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The Tongass National Forest is about the size of the Florida panhandle.

There are just two national forests in Alaska, the Tongass and the Chugach, but they are the largest in the nation.

The Chugach surrounds glacier-filled Prince William Sound and is close to Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. The Tongass includes the many forested islands of Southeast Alaska and surrounds the cities of Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau, Alaska's capital.