Juneau, Alaska

Juneau is Alaska's capital city and the third largest city in the state.  Juneau is a robust southeast Alaska city in the heart of the Tongass National Forest, which encompasses roughly 17 million acres and extends 500 miles northward along the Pacific coastline.  The city rests at the base of majestic mountains overlooking the Gastineau Channel.   

The Tracy Arm Fjord provides views of spectacular glaciers such as the Mendenhall Glacier, located just 13 miles from downtown Juneau, is roughly 100 feet high and 1.5 miles wide. Glaciers are also found at  the Juneau Icefield and Glacier Bay National Park.

One of the largest concentrations of brown bears and nesting bald eagles can be found at Admiralty Island National Monument, just south of Juneau.

The Juneau Group of the Sierra Club Alaska is working to protect this pristine paradise and many other areas of Alaska through the Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act.

         View ARC Act                 View ARC Summary                 View ARC Bill                      View Tongass Proposal

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