The Organization sponsors one-week educational boat tours in southeast Alaska, home to the Tongass National Forest, which at 16,500,000 acres (25,800 square miles) the nation's largest, and the earth's last, substantially intact temperate rain forest. (Continued on Schedule O)Our purpose is to educate people on the importance of conserving the land and marine resources. We bring to our patron's attention the effects that warming trends are having on marine life and especially the glaciers that are thinning and retreating at an increasing rate. We work and consult with local and national conservation and environmental organizations on issues dealing with the Tongass. Also, we are very active with agencies and organizations that deal with fisheries issues. Aside from the oil industry, the fishing industry is the largest private employer in Alaska, and the conservation of southeast Alaska's forest and waters (salt and fresh) are vital to its existence.