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Located in Ketchikan, Alaska, the Tongass School of Arts and Sciences (also known as TSAS) is a creative school. It has its own preschool and is available to grades K-6. It has its own preschool and is available to grades K-6.
The Tongass National Forest (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə s /) in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at 16.7 million acres (26,100 sq mi; 6,800,000 ha; 68,000 km 2). Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna.
The temperate rainforest of the Tongass National Forest often produces a great amount of mushrooms in the summer and fall months. Fungi can be used for dyeing natural fibers and as a food source. In the ecosystem, Fungi cycle nutrients, aggregate soil, retain water, and are a source of food for many animals.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District provides k-12 public education to the children of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Ketchikan, Alaska.The district is governed by a school board of seven community-elected members, with one advisory student member present during the school year, elected by the students of Ketchikan High School.
The Tongass has been recognized by some as the largest, [3] wettest, and wildest of the United States National Forests, [1] with "soaring mountain peaks, narrow fjords, lush woods, and more than 1000 named islands." [4] The Tongass encompasses most of Southeast Alaska, and was created in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt. [3]
Tongass may refer to: Fort Tongass; Tongass people, or Taantʼa Ḵwáan, "Sea Lion Tribe", one of the main divisions of the Tlingit people and the namesake of all other "Tongass" names. Tongass Highway; Tongass Island; Tongass Narrows, a channel by Ketchikian, Alaska, which forms part of the Alaska Marine Highway; Tongass National Forest
The U.S. Navy made an official apology this week for the bombardment and near destruction of a native Alaskan village 142 years ago. Speaking Saturday in Angoon, Alaska, located about 100 miles ...
The Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan. Southeast Alaska includes the Tongass National Forest (which manages Admiralty Island National Monument and Misty Fjords National Monument), Glacier Bay National Park, and Sitka National Historical Park. Glacier Bay is the sixth largest national park in the United States.