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2025 Press Releases

Mountain goat harvest closed in Bear Mountain, Rosenberg Lake zones on Baranof Island

Release Date: August 12th, 2025
SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Eric Garner, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Bear Mountain and…

Mountain goat harvest closed in South Baranof Zone on Baranof Island

Release Date: July 31st, 2025
Under the authority of:36 CFR §242.10 and .1950 CFR §100.10 and .19SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Eric Garner, under authority delegated…

Closure in place for the vicinity of Cube Cove, Ward Creek

Release Date: July 29th, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska, July 29, 2025 — For public safety, the Tongass National Forest is imposing a closure of areas within the vicinity of Cube Cove and…

Sections of road closed at Ward Lake Recreation Area

Release Date: May 28th, 2025
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, May 28, 2025 — The road is closed between Signal Creek Campground and the parking area on the south side of the Ward Creek…
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