Article 3VWZV A piece of Alaskan paradise is at risk. Here's why we must save it | Kim Heacox

A piece of Alaskan paradise is at risk. Here's why we must save it | Kim Heacox

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Kim Heacox
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The Tongass national forest is America's premier temperate rainforest, but Sonny Perdue wants it open for business

Over the years, I've walked many visitors into the Tongass national forest in Alaska, and watched the city tinsel drop from their eyes. They often sit quietly and look around, and for the first time in a long time breathe from the bottom of their lungs.

I live here, I tell them.

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