The world's largest temperate rainforest has just been protected - and it's not where you think it is

Feb 2, 2023

Temperate rainforests are ecological treasures. Image: Pexels/ Tom Fisk

Beverly Law

Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University

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President Theodore Roosevelt designated the Tongass as a forest reserve in 1902, and then as a national forest in 1907. Image: USFS/The Conversation

U.S. old-growth forests are disappearing rapidly, but with smart management they can deliver ecological benefits for decades to come. Image: REUTERS/David Lewis

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