This announcement is courtesy of KSTK and your Wrangell Ranger District.

Road Conditions/Construction:

  • Road work and rock haul is occurring on the 6275 road from the junction of the 6299 Road, which is the road to Thom’s Creek Crossing.
  • Hunters, please watch out for heavy machinery and equipment on the roads.
  • Woodberry is brushing and grading roads on Wrangell Island, working in the Fools area this week.
  • The middle road on Zarembo has been repaired and contractor is working to fix the Zarembo lake road this week.
  • With the brushing and blading occurring this week on so keep an eye out for heavy equipment.

Logging Activity:

  • There is log haul and road construction activities occurring in the Fools Crossing area of the #6273 Road.
  • Watch for logging traffic coming out of the Fools area.
  • Thinning is completed on Wrangell Island for this year.  Thinning around the Nemo Recreation Sites opened views of Zamovia Straits and allowed sunlight to reach berry bushes to improve berry productivity.  Brush has been cleared from around the recreation sites.  

Anan Wildlife Observatory:

  • The permit season has ended at Anan. Please read the safety information at the trailhead. If you encounter a bear on the trail remain calm, no running or screaming. Stay on the trail.
  • The toilet at the deck is closed. Please use the toilet at the trailhead before heading up the trail.

Recreational Reminders:              

  • The hole in the Deep Bay Cabin outhouse floor was patched.
  •  The cabins upriver have been all spruced up for moose hunting season.
  • The Alaska Department of Fish & Game reminds moose hunters that permits can be obtained online at hunt.alaska.gov. Just click on the Get Your Permit/Harvest Ticket button and be sure to select the RM038 moose permit. Petersburg ADF&G can be reached at 907-772-3801 for assistance. Aaron Powell will be checking in moose in Wrangell. He can be reached at 907-305-0113.
  • With moose season ongoing, remember that there are free permits available at the district office for possession and/or use of motorized winches and chainsaws in the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness.
  • If you are parking a vehicle at Roosevelt Harbor on Zarembo Island, remember to pick up a free 2023 season sticker from the Wrangell Ranger District front desk. To prevent the new parking area from collecting derelict vehicles, an annual sticker is now required to park any type of vehicle there, including ATVs, trailers, and campers.
  • There is not a usable dock at Roosevelt Harbor right now.
  • With deer season continuing, remember that the Wrangell District front desk issues designated hunter permits. It helps if you can call beforehand at 907-874-2323 so your permit can be prepared in advance. The Wrangell Ranger District reminds hunters that it is illegal and unsafe to shoot from, across or along roadways.

This information is courtesy of KSTK and the Wrangell Ranger District.