Save the Rare Wild Beauty of the Tongass
“We are the daughters of loggers and commercial fishermen, and we grew up in neighboring villages on Prince of Wales Island, the largest and the most aggressively clear-cut island in the coastal temperate rainforest that is the Tongass National Forest.”
Read the Seattle Times Op-Ed
Op-Ed AUTHOR: Marina Anderson is tribal vice president for the Organized Village of Kasaan, Prince of Wales. Photo: Colin Arisman
Op-Ed AUTHOR Elsa Sebastian holds a coho salmon caught on her family fishing boat near her home village on Prince of Wales. Photo: Colin Arisman
In May, the Last Stands team sailed into the Haida community of Kasaan; we meant to stay for just a day, but our visit turned out to be several days and was one of the highlights of our circumnavigation of Prince of Wales. We were hosted in Kasaan by Marina Anderson, and her partner Michael. Marina grew up on Prince of Wales, and holds a bright vision for the future for the island even as the land continues to heal from logging and other extractive industries.
Here are some photos from our time in Kasaan: potluck meals on the beach, walks in the forest, and driftwood paintings.
