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From the sweeping vistas of the Arctic Refuge to the lush wetlands of the western Arctic, America's Arctic is a place of grand landscapes and rich biological diversity. But these places are threatened by oil and gas exploration and development that already sprawls across more than 1,000 square miles of once-pristine North Slope tundra. 
Beautiful, lush and remote, Alaska's rainforests are the largest remaining pristine temperate rainforest on Earth, a last remnant of an increasingly rare ecosystem. These forests sustain fisheries, provide habitat for wildlife and have nurtured the Alaskan spirit for generations.
From the windswept Aleutians and and the wetlands of Western Alaska to the expansive forests and mountain ranges of Interior Alaska, the Sierra Club works to protect Alaska's wildlands.
At 17 million acres, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska is America's largest national forest, a jumble of mountain peaks, glaciers, free-flowing rivers, muskeg, forest and fjords.
Background on our Cool Cities Global Warming Campaign: Wind Energy, Mass Transit, the Ever-Expanding Alaska Road Network, and Quality of Life Issues in Alaska.