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Tongass National Forest, AK

Windham Bay, at the heart of southeast Alaska's 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest, is a unique combination of lush rainforest and fresh and saltwater estuaries that create a bird and whale-watcher's paradise. With support from Too Far, a California-based publishing company, the Fund and the USDA Forest Service added more than 100 acres of old-growth forest to the Tongass National Forest's Chuck River Wilderness, which safeguarded stands of Sitka that harbor bald eagle, brown bear, flying squirrels and moose.

Regional Scorecard -

Alaska & Hawaii


Acres Protected: 285,036
Fair Market Value: $130,258,070
Acquisition Cost: $113,475,941
Total Acres Conserved Since 1985: 285,036
Spotlight - Southwest Alaska

Southwest Alaska

In order to safeguard this fragile region, The Conservation Fund, working in partnership with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Native corporations, and others launched the Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative – a 10-year, multi-million dollar program to protect wild salmon and their habitat.

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