Word: chugach
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...successful in protecting U.S. forests. But the Bush administration and many in Congress, believe that the remaining old-growth forests should be re-opened to logging. The issue mainly concerns the two largest American forests: the Tongass—which is the size of West Virginia—and Chugach National Forests, both in Alaska. Current bills coming out of the House of Representatives reduce public comment and legal action on timber permits, let 50 logging contracts proceed and potentially open up about 14 million acres of the forests to logging while expanding a program where companies are able...
...entire eco-system relies on the renewal of nutrients to the soil, which would be lacking if the trees were removed instead of burned. Either way, however, this argument holds absolutely no shrift in Alaska, where fires rarely exceed a few acres in range, since both Tongass and Chugach are rainforests. This logging, no matter which way you cut it, severely disrupts the eco-system in these areas, with wide-ranging effects on wildlife, soil erosion, carbon dioxide levels and a number of other ecological repercussions...