Ask the Forest Service to spare an old-growth grove in the Tongass before the decision is signed

Why this Matters

The Forest Service is preparing to approve the Twin Mountain II timber sale on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, according to More Than Just Parks. The independent public lands journalism group reports that the plan covers about 1,738 acres of old-growth forest, up from 1,655 acres in an April draft, including Unit 346, a 16-acre grove of giant Sitka spruce and cedar.

More Than Just Parks reports that it gave the agency photographs and locations of seven denning structures in the unit, and that the agency's final environmental review, released on October 14, does not mention them. Its project page says the logging plan for Unit 346 has not changed and that the final decision has not been signed. These are the group's findings; the Forest Service has not been quoted here.

Old-growth forest is scarce. More Than Just Parks cites a study estimating that only 1.53 percent of forestland in the contiguous United States meets the federal old-growth definition. That is why a single grove matters, in Alaska and in the Oregon Coast Range alike.

The project page lists objections as due on Monday, November 30, 2026, and also describes the objection window as opening with a legal notice, so check the notice itself for who may file. This action is a letter to the Forest Service asking that Unit 346 be removed from the sale before the decision is signed.

Steps to Take

Step 1

Read the report. More Than Just Parks lays out what it found in Unit 346 and in the final review documents.

Step 2

Open the More Than Just Parks letter page. It has a letter you can edit: add your name and your town and state, then open it in your email, copy it, or print it to sign.

Step 3

The letter is addressed to Janelle Crocker, Acting Forest Supervisor for the Tongass, at janelle.crocker@usda.gov, according to the project page. It asks that Unit 346 be removed from the Twin Mountain II sale before the Record of Decision is signed.

Step 4

Add a sentence in your own words about why old growth matters to you. If you live on the Oregon Coast, say so; a letter from far away shows the Forest Service that these groves matter well beyond Alaska.

Step 5

Send it before the decision is signed. The page does not give a date for the signing, so do not wait.

Sample Text

Option 1

Dear Acting Forest Supervisor Crocker: I am writing about the Twin Mountain II timber sale, project 301827. I ask that Unit 346, a 16-acre grove of giant spruce and cedar, be removed from the sale before the Record of Decision is signed. According to More Than Just Parks, seven denning structures in the unit were added to the project record on September 10, 2026, and the final environmental review does not discuss them. Old-growth forest is rare, and I do not think a grove like this should be cut before it has been surveyed. I live in [your town and state]. [Add a sentence about why old growth matters to you.] Thank you for your time.

Option 2

The Forest Service is preparing to approve logging in Unit 346 of the Twin Mountain II sale in the Tongass National Forest, a 16-acre old-growth grove, and the decision has not been signed. More Than Just Parks has a letter you can edit and send: https://morethanjustparks.com/twin-mountain-ii/

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