Tongass National Forest

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By Kase Dixon

Tongass needs to be saved because it holds 20% of all carbon in the whole national forest system throughout the world. People are privatizing the Tongass and logging it and it needs to stop. To help stop deforestation you can, go against privatization and logging in Tongass. Do you like to breath nice air? If you don’t go ahead and cut down Tongass because it helps regulate and control our climate, and it helps give oxygen to America.

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Source title: 6 Rainforests in the United States (Pictures &amp; Facts) URL: https://wildlifeinformer.com/rainforests-in-the-united-states/ Search terms used: rainforests in America Explanation: Source title: Tongass National Forest, Alaska | Travel Alaska URL: https://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Parks-Public-Lands/Tongass-National-Forest Search terms used: Tongass nation forest Explanation: Source title: Flowering Plants of the Yakutat Ranger District, Tongass National ... URL: https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/11986 Search terms used: Plant life in tongass Explanation: Source title: Tongass National Forest | Audubon Alaska URL: https://ak.audubon.org/conservation/tongass-national-forest Search terms used: Tongass National Forest Explanation: Source title: End old-growth logging in carbon-rich ‘crown jewel’ of U.S. forests: Study URL: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/end-old-growth-logging-in-carbon-rich-crown-jewel-of-u-s-forests-study/ Search terms used: Deforestation in Tongass Explanation: Source title: Tongass National Forest - Resource Management - US Forest Service URL: https://www.fs.usda.gov/resources/tongass/landmanagement/resourcemanagement Search terms used: Resources that come from Tongass National Forest Explanation: Source title: The Tongass | Alaska Conservation Foundation URL: https://alaskaconservation.org/protecting-alaska/priorities/protecting-lands-waters/tongass-rainforest/ Search terms used: What percentage of plants and animals in the world live in Tongass?\ Explanation: Source title: The Largest Rainforest In Alaska Is Also The Largest in The U.S. URL: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/alaska/tongass-national-forest-<a href="https://rcschools-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/kdixon8348_student_rcschools_net/EWhJqSCunvlDq9Ps6b3CSDgBJyg5R6jBkKom6dpXjM3_mg?e=v5nNCS">ak/</a> Search terms used: What percentage of plants and animals in the world live in Tongass? \ Explanation:

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Tongass National Forest has wonderful wildlife that lives inside of the&nbsp;glorious forest. Tongass has wildlife including, Sitka black tail deer,&nbsp;wolves, brown bears, black bears, moose, and mountain goats. But&nbsp;those were just land animals, there is plenty of sea life in Tongass to,&nbsp;this includes: harbor seals, orcas, sea otters, humpback and minke&nbsp;whales,&nbsp;five different species of Pacific salmon, and halibut. In addition,&nbsp;Tongass has the largest wild salmon population in the world. Tongass also&nbsp;has more bald eagles than anywhere in the in the world. Tongass&nbsp;also has a lot of more species of birds like the Marbled Murrelet.&nbsp;Another cool thing about Tongass' wildlife is&nbsp;that Tongass has a bat that is smaller than a man's hand. The little brown bat&nbsp;has a wingspan of 8 to 11 inches. But the little brown bat ranges&nbsp;all&nbsp;across&nbsp;North America, ranging as south as north Mexico and as north as&nbsp;south Canada.

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Chapter 3: Plant-life in The Tongass

&nbsp;The plant life in Tongass National Forest is amazing, with giant trees reaching hundreds of feet in the air and beautiful flowers all over the forest floor. When walking through the Tongass it feels like you are walking among giants because of the Sitka spruce and many other trees. Also, while walking through Tongass a burst of red, blue, green, purple and many other colors of flowers are on the forest floor. The plant life in Tongass is beautiful and even the fungi can be beautiful in its own ways. In addition, the great sundew and the roseroot may be ugly to some people, but it is still beautiful in its own way.

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Deforestation is when a forest gets cut down or is being cut down for something else. Deforestation is also caused by people privatizing the forest and logging it. There is deforestation because people are wanting wood or resources that come from the forest or, when there is a building being built in that area. There are effects of deforestation like less oxygen, less carbon dioxide would be held, less climate control and more. In addition, there would be more carbon dioxide in the air so it would be less healthy for us to breathe. Lastly, Tongass is a major forest that is linked to climate, so it is important to stop deforestation.

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The Tongass National Forest in&nbsp;Alaska is the largest temperate forest in&nbsp;the whole world and the largest national forest in the United States.&nbsp;This rain forest&nbsp;is a gorgeous place while still being huge. Tongass&nbsp;National Forest spans 17 million acres in Southern Alaska. Tongass is&nbsp;home to over 70,000 people and is a&nbsp;home for&nbsp;clans of indigenous&nbsp;peoples that have been there for thousands of years. In Tongass there&nbsp;are 19 wilderness areas where people can be guided through&nbsp;glorious&nbsp;hikes and wonderful trails. There are also plenty of amazing&nbsp;monuments you can visit in Tongass.&nbsp;This amazing forest is a great place that needs to be saved because it is already being destroyed but can still be saved.

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My name is Kase Dixon, and I live in Cristiana, Tennesse and I am 11 years old as I am writing this. I do the sport archery; I am good at it. I have almost 20 medals in archery. I wrote this book because I thought it was interesting and very cool. I have a friend named brooks and he is my best friend.

Page 2: Chapter 1: The Tongass National Forest Page 3: Chapter 2: Wildlife in Tongass Page 4: Chapter 3: Plant-life in Tongass Page 5: Chapter 4: Wonders of Tongass Page 6: Chapter 5: Deforestation in Tongass Page 7: Chapter 6: Protecting Tongass

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All in all, we have a wonderful forest that not&nbsp;only is beautiful but is also a major climate&nbsp;controller&nbsp;and we need to help&nbsp;save it. I think, don’t&nbsp;let people start privatizing or logging a forest. No one can stop many people working together, so work together to stop deforestation. You have hopefully read all the way through so, remember this, if you want to make a difference to stop deforestation or anything like&nbsp;that you can do it.&nbsp;

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There's a&nbsp;major&nbsp;resource in Tongass National Forest. It is wild salmon. Salmon is&nbsp;enjoyed all around the world. Tongass National Forest has the largest&nbsp;wild salmon population in the whole world so that’s where most&nbsp;salmon gets caught from. Salmon is a very important to a lot of people&nbsp;because salmon is the top fish choice for many people. Salmon is also&nbsp;a need for many restaurants to have a premier fish that is friendly to&nbsp;people who have not tried sushi or seafood before.

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A- Alaska- a state in America B- 							 C- 							 D-deforestation-cut down a forest for something E- 								 F- 							 G-							 H- I- J- K- L- M- monuments-a place to honor and remember significant people. N-national-in this book, a forest maintained or owned by the nation. O- P- privatization/privatizing-Taking public space to them selves. Q- R- S-system- a way to do something or a set of rules.

source of the meanings is Collins dictionary  

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