Here is your Recreation and Road Report for the week of June 9 through 13.
Road Conditions/Construction and Logging Activity:
- Logging activities and log haul continue from the Upper Basin area-Yoder timber sale, 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.
- FS Rec Crew will begin work on the Hot Tubs trail this week!
Anan Wildlife Observatory:
- Anan Wildlife Observatory permit season starts July 5th. There are still permits available for many 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 a weekly lottery. 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 5 – 11 | June 24 – 30 | July 1 |
| July 12 – 18 | July 1 – 7 | July 8 |
- For those who will need to purchase transportation to Anan, please contact an authorized guide directly for both passage and permits.
- And for those wondering about the wildlife, Anan staff saw Scuba Sue last week as well as 2 other brown bears and a few black bears and 3 minks.
Recreational Reminders:
- Forest Explorers starts June 17th! Day has changed from the original date of June 10th. Every Tuesday from 10:30 – 12:00 at the Nature trail.
- Reading with a Ranger will begin on Thursday June 12th. The program will continue every Thursday from 10:30-12 at the library. Come join for some fun activities!
This announcement is courtesy of the Wrangell Ranger District and KSTK.
