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Tongass National Forest, the largest temperate rainforest in the world, is in jeapoardy.  Covering most of southeastern Alaska, it is part of the world's last intact temperate rainforests which spans from Northern California to Alaska. Three friends who care deeply about the perils to the forest caused by the logging of old growth trees, document the "battle against short sighted greed and the ruin of one of the last rainforests in the world," reaching previously unseen parts of the forest by sailboat. They show poignantly how the fight to keep trees standing in Alaska is critical to our planet and what it looks like to see a beautiful forest, which contains more life than any other kind of forest, turned into a commodity.

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    freda

    the simple statmeents that the women make about whehn they witness the logs, that were once the old growth forest of the Tongass, floating on the water readied to be loaded onto a tanker - powerful, sad. "Everything about this is wrong. This, is what it looks like (giant logs, tree trunks, floating in groups readied to be loaded onto a tanker) to see a beautiful forest turned into a commodity."

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    Deborah L Borst

    I so admire these three young women and all those involved in the making of this film. I live in West Michigan and may never experience the awe of walking the old growth forest, but you have inspired me to speak up where I am for the preservation of these forests. It is far past time for us to acknowledge that our life as humans on this planet is intimately connected to the health and preservation of all life and the earth itself!

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    Ronda Johnson

    I am so grateful I had the chance to visit Ketchikan last year and experience the wild of Alaska. My heart fell in love. May this sacred place be protected and May it continue to flourish in spite of our ignorance and greed.

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    Nancy

    Thank you SO. So grateful for these women - film touched a buried PAIN & GRIEF in me so deep beyond words. I am a Tree person. I MUST FORGIVE our inhumanity. TREES BREATHE US! We are destroying our life force- as Covid tells us Been all over the world honoring walking in forests including China- not Tongass. Trees forgive us for rejecting the life you give.

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    Haydee

    This is the first time I learned about the Tongass National Forest. I always thought that national parks are being protected. What a rude awakening from the destruction I witnessed in this film. The more we open our eyes and hearts together, the more we can do. Protecting the Tongass from the greed is imperative for all.

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    Kevin

    The land does not belong to people,the people are guests of the land

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    Anne

    I agree about the forest and feel a part of the solution in protecting them. We must look deep at the resources we use. I feel this also includes fishing. So I am confused about the pointing of fingers. Yes we can do better in both areas and these fisherman may be truly only taking what they need. But who the sell the fish to may be not eating in the same way. It is a very difficult issue. Until we stop killing there will always be suffering and yet while we do not need to eat fish we will need to find better ways to source the wood and use less. I send love to all that contemplate the use of all resources.

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    Stacy

    If people can just see it... and now we can. Thank you, all the way from Japan. May this film have a ripple effect leading to long-standing protections for long-standing forests. May the last stands of old-growth forest stand forever more.

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    Tim Murphey

    A great educational video for all of us, our families, students, co-workers, and anyone who wants to make the world a better place. Beautifully done, and I will be showing it in my classes, undergraduates and graduates. 40 minute video that remembers the warmth of family (our nature) and the loss of family (our nature).

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  • Learn more about how you can take action to support the Tongass. 
  • Read how the trees of Prince of Wales Island tell an ancient story. 
  • Reflect on the concept of not taking more than you need. Identify areas where you may be able to take less and give more. Begin doing just that today. 

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