West Point Cabin scheduled for repairs in 2025
The Petersburg Ranger District has approved repairs to an aging public use cabin at the mouth of Portage Bay, on the north end of Kupreanof Island.
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Tag: Tongass National Forest
Tongass National Forest exits years-long insect outbreak with a “bad haircut”
A Forest Service entomologist says the Tongass is emerging from the latest insect outbreaks with “a bad haircut,” but it’s all part of a natural process.
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U.S. Forest Service considers higher fees for new Alaska cabins
The U.S. Forest Service is planning to build a few dozen new cabins on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests in the coming years. The agency is proposing higher fees – $75 a night – to help keep up with the increased cost of maintenance.
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Southeast Alaska climbing legend passes the torch to world-class climbers
Celebrated climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell summited Devil’s Thumb in late August. But they couldn’t pull it off without the counsel of a local climber who’s had a decades-long love affair with the mountain.
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New mapping technology reveals five times the number of streams in Alaska
There could be up to five times as many streams in Alaska than previously thought, according to a group of scientists and programmers who have spent nearly a decade mapping the state.
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Petersburg resident wins Tongass ToughMan triathlon
A Petersburg resident won the fifth annual Tongass ToughMan triathlon on Saturday, July 1st. The event drew 17 athletes out to swim across Zimovia Strait, then peddle and run across Wrangell.
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U.S. Forest Service awards grants to boost Tongass logging
The U.S. Forest Service awarded grants this summer that could help revitalize the logging industry in the Tongass National Forest. Two businesses in Southeast have received hundreds of thousands of dollars to re-tool their mills. Those grants could help tackle housing shortages in local communities.
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Forest Service asks Southeast Alaskans to help make 10-year Tongass National Forest plan
The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public to get involved in creating a 10-year forest management plan for the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. The federal agency will be holding in-person workshops, virtual webinars and community gatherings through June.
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