Summer is finally here! It’s time to dust off that grill, buy some wild Alaskan salmon and throw a backyard BBQ, Tongass style.

If you’ve never had grilled wild Alaskan salmon, you don’t know what you’re missing. Wild Alaskan salmon is popping up in supermarkets all across the country as people learn about its fresh taste, health benefits (lots of Omega-3 and vitamins) and environmental advantages. When you buy wild salmon from southeast Alaska, you’re supporting a sustainable fishery that keeps the Tongass National Forest thriving.

Throwing a Tongass BBQ couldn’t be any easier, just follow these easy steps:

1. Buy wild Alaska salmon at your local supermarket. Grocery chains from Whole Foods to Wal-Mart stock it fresh, but if it’s not available near you, our own Gwen Dobbs can connect you with a vendor.)
2. Download our Tongass BBQ kit.
3. Invite your friends and family to enjoy wild Alaskan salmon and learn about the wonder that is America’s rainforest, our Tongass National Forest.

The type of get-together you have depends on you. It can be an after dinner party, a Saturday afternoon barbeque, or a block party. The key isn’t the setting – it’s letting people know not only what is at stake, but that they too can help protect our lush, vibrant ecosystem in the Tongass National Forest. Wild salmon need a wild Tongass.

Eating wild Alaska salmon is a healthy choice for barbeque lovers and for sustainable fishing in the Tongass. And it’s delicious!

Download an additional PowerPoint presentation (Large, 17 MB) here on the importance of Wild Salmon from our Tongass National Forest.