Wrangell Cooperative Association organizes walk this evening for Tongass National Forest
Throughout the country federal employees are not sure if they’ll have a job much longer, including people who work for the Tongass National Forest.
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Tag: Tongass National Forest
A conversation with Wrangell’s District Ranger about the Capitol Christmas Tree whistle-stop tour
The Capitol Christmas Tree finally made it to Washington D.C. all the way from Wrangell. It was barged to Seattle and then trucked across the country. Several people with Alaska’s U.S. Forest Service were part of the whistle-stop tour.
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Wrangell’s last push to get the Capitol Christmas Tree to D.C.
Everyone’s busy inside Wrangell’s Department of Transportation warehouse, with sounds of a shop vacuum and constant chatter. It’s almost like Santa’s workshop. But instead of toys, they tend to a very large Sitka Spruce.
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Alaskans were busy this summer…making ornaments
Sounds of punching clay on a table filled the air in the Wrangell District’s National Forest office garage. Between throwing the lump of gray clay on the table, Claire Froelich kneaded into it, as it’s part of the process to making clay from some of Wrangell’s mud for this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree ornaments.
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Sen. Murkowski cuts the ribbon at Anan Bay Cabin
The sounds of birds chirping and close to 30 people chattering filled the air at the Anan Bay Cabin in the Tongass National Forest this past Monday. They waited for Senator Lisa Murkowski to arrive for the celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony of the cabin.
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