Sarah Gilman is a freelance writer and editor who covers the environment, science, and the arts from Portland, Oregon. She's also a contributing editor at High Country News. In addition to HCN, Gilman's work has appeared in National Geographic, Audubon, Smithsonian, The Guardian, and The Last Word on Nothing, among others.
Clearcutting ancient trees in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest makes little sense—ecologically, climatically, perhaps even economically. So why is it so hard to stop?