In this epsisode of This Green Earth Chris and Nell are joined by Ken Rait the Project Director for U.S. Public Lands and Rivers Conservation with the Pew Charitable Trusts. Ken leads work to conserve western lands, including collaborating with local partners and the Bureau of Land Management to balance conservation and development. The Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the largest national forest in the U.S., is slated to lose key protections for more than half of its 16.7 million acres.