Chautauqua lecture will focus on forest attitudes

A recently completed survey shows Wrangellites value recreational uses for the Tongass Forest more than other uses.

Britta Schroeder, formerly of the Wrangell Ranger District, but now

living and working in Denali Forest Park and Preserve, will present a speech reviewing 200 results from local

residents conducted about a year ago. In the survey, people were asked to place acceptable uses on a map of the Wrangell Ranger District to indicate areas where they found management strategies acceptable, and areas where they found certain management strategies and uses unacceptable, Schroeder said.

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