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Saxman Totem Park is a public park in the city of Saxman, Alaska, just south of Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska. The park is home to a collection of totem poles, some of which are old poles relocated to this place from unoccupied Tlingit villages in the region, or were reconstructed by skilled Tlingit carvers under the auspices of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The poles originated in the communities of Old Tongass, Cat Island, Village Island, Pennock Island, and Fox Village. One of the carved items recovered from unoccupied villages is a marble statue of a grizzly bear. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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See the rainforest interpretive exhibits.
Visit the historical exhibits.
While Alaska is probably one of the last places people would associate with the term "rainforest", the large amount of rainfall over this sanctuary qualifies it a temperate rainforest, as opposed to the tropical rainforest that are most commonly associated with the word. In fact, the wider Tongass National Forest is one of the largest contiguous temperate rainforests in the world. There are hiking trails. Hemlock, cedar, and spruce trees populate the area, and the salmon spawning streams are also popular among visitors.