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State challenges roadless rule for Tongass
A legal challenge by the state to the Biden administration’s reinstatement of the roadless rule, banning logging and road building on more than n...
Yesterday's News
August 10, 1923 – Henry McCloskey, 20 year old native boy, was shot through the index finger of his right hand this week at Allen Bay when a 25-35 r...
Budworm outbreak shows signs of ebbing throughout Tongass
Scientists and staff with the U.S. Forest Service are hopeful that the blackheaded budworm outbreak...
Swimmer completes seven-mile open-water crossing of Frederick Sound
After just barely falling short of his goal last year, Andrew Simmonds managed to complete a...
Obituary
John Edgington was born in southern California and after high school he went to Alaska for the... Full story
Tongass Toughman to test triathletes' tenacity in Wrangell
WRANGELL - Competitors made of the toughest stuff have less than a month to train for the Tongass To...
Obituary: MYRA ARLENE SARBER
Myra Arlene Sarber passed with her family by her side April 14th in Sunnyside Oregon. Myra was born... Full story
RAC funding at risk if South Tongass membership numbers are not met
The U.S. Forest Service is still seeking volunteers to fill out seats on the South Tongass Secure...
PMC expands summer youth programming
A press release this week announced that Petersburg Medical Center Youth Programs will offer expande...
Petersburg Ranger District plans for new hires and new projects
The U.S. Forest Service is seeing a nationwide push for new employees as they expand their...
Forest Service approves use of facility as cultural healing center
The Tongass National Forest has approved the Organized Village of Kake's request to use a U.S....
To the Editor
Unsettled Science To the Editor: This letter is in response to Sam Bunge’s response to my letter two weeks ago. The contention is based on the N...
USDA will restore the 'roadless rule' in the Tongass
The Biden administration will ban new logging roads and most development in much of Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the U.S. Department o... Full story
9 new cabins proposed for Petersburg and Wrangell Ranger Districts
The Petersburg and Wrangell Ranger Districts are seeking comments for nine proposed cabins as the...
Forest insect outbreak likely to abate in coming years, says state entomologist
Since 2018, an ongoing insect outbreak has been killing the foliage of hemlock and Stika spruce in...
$14.4 million opens opportunities for new Forest Service cabins
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on proposed cabin projects in Alaska made possible...
Forest Service honors Anan bears with unique awards
WRANGELL – The U.S. Forest Service spent last week showing that the wildlife at Anan Creek aren't yo...
Wrangell left off list for final federal pandemic assistance funds
WRANGELL—“Not happy” was how Borough Manager Jeff Good described his mood last week when he received word that Wrangell was left off the list of Al...
Juneau landslide damages 3 homes, 'squishes' pickup
(AP) - A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the...
ALPS Federal Credit Union and Tongass Federal Credit Union announce intent to merge
ALPS Federal Credit Union, with headquarters in Sitka, and Tongass Federal Credit Union, with...
Peak budworm infestation eats its way through Southeast forest
Look around Southeast and you will see a lot of evergreen trees that aren't so green. Southeast...
New triathlon club starts training
A new triathlon club sponsored by Parks and Recreation is welcoming interested community members of any skill level to train for upcoming races....
Their names bear repeating
WRANGELL-If visitors read the bear-sighting sheet at Anan Wildlife Observatory, which the workers...
Séet Ká Festival debuts in Petersburg
Attendees to the upcoming Séet Ká Festival in town should leave with a wealth of knowledge b...
Closure of outdoor program for at-risk children hits Wrangell
WRANGELL - SEARHC's announcement last week that it was shuttering the 21-year-old Alaska Crossings program in Wrangell, a wilderness therapy program...
