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"Great news," said Anna Belback, a natural resource technician with the U.S. Forest Service Wrangell Ranger District. Surveyors have not found any invasive European green crabs in their shoreline walks and traps on the northwest coast of Etolin Island. Even more good news: None of the destructive crabs have been found around Anan Bay either, reported Paul Robbins, public affairs officer for the Tongass National Forest. "It was really good habitat in general for crabs that like intertidal areas,"...
Summer is coming to a close, the kids are back in school, the Xtratufs are on and September has arrived. That can mean only one thing: The moose hunting season is upon us. The season for the Wrangell and Petersburg area kicks off Sept. 15 and will run until Oct. 15. So hunters will have exactly one month to bag their moose. Those looking to participate must get a valid hunting permit for the area they’ll be hunting. “First off, they want to get an RM 038 permit that covers Unit 3 and 1B for most people going up the Stikine River,” said Wrang...
WRANGELL — Crab fishing is practically synonymous with Alaska, but in recent years the Dungeness crab fishery has become less reliable. Many say that recovered sea otter populations are responsible for the decline. Now, after the summer commercial Dungeness season closed 20 days early, the borough is seeking solutions to support fishermen and push for more otter management. At its Aug. 25 meeting, the Wrangell Borough Assembly voted unanimously to declare a local disaster as a result of the early closure of the summer Dungeness fishery. This i...
As the sunsets creep earlier and earlier, hinting at shorter days to come, it’s only a matter of time until winter cold sets in. Alaskans know well that you don’t wait for the cold to arrive to figure out how you’re heating your home, and with rising fuel oil prices it may be time to consider a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly option. A pair of nonprofits, the Southeast Conference and Alaska Heat Smart, are encouraging Alaskans warming their homes with oil, propane or wood to take advantage of their heat-pump rebate progr...
WRANGELL – Southeast Alaska isn’t particularly known for regular blue skies and sunny days, but that isn’t stopping progress on a new solar farm in Wrangell. The Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) began preliminary construction earlier this summer on its solar farm out near 6-Mile. To satisfy federal investment tax credit requirements outlined in last year’s Trump administration tax and spending plan, known as the Big Beautiful Bill, the company was required to start building before July 4, 2026. “By breaking ground and putting in the substa...
