Trump administration moves to allow logging in pristine national forests

The Forest Service is eliminating protections for the 9 million undeveloped acres within the Tongass, as well as millions more acres of pristine wilderness across the rest of the United States.

(Christopher Miller | The New York Times) A view of the distant islands of Sitka Sound from Harbor Mountain in the Tongass National Forest, in Sitka, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2024.

Trump administration moves to allow logging in pristine national forests

The Forest Service is eliminating protections for the 9 million undeveloped acres within the Tongass, as well as millions more acres of pristine wilderness across the rest of the United States.

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