Extra Anan permits available for pickup in July

The United States Forest Service announced recently that visitors will soon be able to request the daily permits for the Anan Wildlife Observatory this summer.

Permits are required from July 5 - August 25 to visit the observatory. Outside that window, no permit is necessary. 

Four permits are set aside each day from the other allotments to accommodate last-minute planning, though they need to be requested for in person at the Wrangell Ranger District, and up to a week in advance.

Requests can be

made by filling out a form at the front desk, so long as individuals listed on the form are physically present at the time of request. Weekly requests will be collected Mondays at 4:30 and awarded on Tuesdays by noon. If several requests are made for the same day, a lottery for awarding reservations will be held on Tuesdays at 9 a.m.  If there is any space left, requests will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis through the front desk during regular weekly business hours, 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m.

*The Wrangell Ranger District Office will be closed July 4 for the holiday.

Further information on the observatory, including site restrictions and a list of authorized guiding services, can be found at the Tongass National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/AnanObsrv or call the Wrangell Ranger District office at 874-2323.