Here is your Recreation and Road Report for the week of July14 through 18.
Road Conditions/Construction and Logging Activity:
- Logging activities and log haul continue from the Upper Basin area-Yoder Timber Sale to FS road number 6263 into the industrial park in Wrangell-Matney Lumber.
- Logging and log haul from the Fool’s Inlet area-Wrangell Island #1 Timber Sale may be occurring from FS road 6270.
- Crews have finished the road work on Zarembo island, and the slide is clear. The middle road is open.
- Middle Ridge Road FS #50060 is still closed.
- Roosevelt dock will unlikely be fixed by hunting season.
Anan Wildlife Observatory:
- Anan Wildlife Observatory permit season is underway. There are permits available for most days on recreation.gov if you have your own boat/floatplane to get there.
- If there are no more permits available on recreation.gov for the day you are interested in, 4 permits each day are available through weekly lotteries.
- All lottery requests must be made in person at the Wrangell Ranger District office. Weekly requests will be collected by Mondays at 4:30 and awarded on Tuesdays by noon.
The Request Schedule is as follows:
| For Permits to Visit Anan: | Requests Accepted | Permits Awarded |
| July 19-25 | July 8 – 14 | July 15 |
| July 26 – Aug 1 | July 15 – 21 | July 22 |
We’ve had slower bear activity but we’re hoping that with the sun coming out maybe the water levels will drop to get everything going. Right now, the creek is high, so the fish aren’t in their usual spots. Lots more bears on the trail eating grass and stuff. Check out the action on explore.org to see a few mamas with cubs to watch and enjoy. AndScuba Sue has been active diving and catching fish.
Recreational Reminders:
- Forest Explorers will be this Tuesday from 10:30 – 12:00 at the Nature Trail.
- Reading with a Ranger will be at the Library this Thursday from 10:30-12 Come join for some fun activities!
- The Rec crew did an amazing job clearing and fixing the hot tubs trail for all the summer visitors!
- The rec crew has moved a load of lumber to the hot tubs dock; it is for a current ongoing project to replace part of the outdoor tub deck. Please be respectful while visiting the tubs.
- Rec crew also brushed and maintained the Virginia Lake Cabin and Mill Creek Trail.
- A reminder to please not wound trees while out in the forest, harm to our trees could cause them to become sick and potentially hazardous later.
This announcement is courtesy of the Wrangell Ranger District and KSTK.
