Posts tagged “Salmon”

Stretching across Southeast Alaska, the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest is both the United States’ largest National Forest and the world’s largest temperate rainforest. All within this one National Forest, you can find glaciers, fjords, forests, wetlands and more. From the moment you enter the forest, you know you’re experiencing “wild” Alaska. Throughout the forest and along the trails, nature holds you every step of the way. Soaring majestically above the trees,... (Read more…)

We all know what they say about a fish out of water, but what about a salmon without trees? Well, as strange as it may sound, in order to thrive, salmon need trees. Dead trees in riparian areas often end up in creeks and riverbeds, where they begin a second life providing critically important habitat for salmon. The piles of woody debris create pools and shelter for young salmon to hide in, and house the insects that the salmon eat. And the relationship doesn’t stop there; trees need salmon... (Read more…)