Story by Sophia Espinosa | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 11.18.2024
Located in the wild expanses of southeastern Alaska, the Tongass National Forest (TNF) is one of the largest old-growth temperate rainforests in the world. It stretches across more than 20,000 islands and is renowned for its natural beauty and rich biodiversity. The forest also features thousands of unexplored caves, that is, until today...