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

(907) 586-8806

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

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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.

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SourDough Notes Spring 2009 Issue

Photo of Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau, Alaska.

Leave No Trace

  

• SourDough Notes: The Alaska Region Magazine

• Department of the Interior Subsistence Program Review

• Alaska Region Overview: A legacy of caring for the land and serving people

• Visitor Centers: Mendenhall |Begich, Boggs | Southeast Alaska Discovery

• Recreation Cabins: Chugach • Tongass

• Outdoor Ethics: Protect the integrity of our nation's largest and wildest national forests

• Activities: Wildlife Watching (opens new window)

• Volunteer in Alaska: Campsite Hosting

• Alaska's Key Coastal Wetlands

 
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USDA Forest Service - Alaska Region
Last Modified: Tuesday, 02 February 2010
USDA logo which links to the department's national site. Forest Service logo which links to the agency's national site. Link to Chugach National Forest website