News Release
TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-FOREST SERVICE
Contact: Ed Grossman
Email: egrossman@xxxxxxxxx
Phone: (907)789-6237
Date: February 20, 2009
Forest Service invites public to help shape road use policy
Juneau, AK – The U.S. Forest Service is holding a series of public meetings and subsistence hearings in March to seek input on road use on Admiralty National Monument and Juneau Ranger District. About 60 miles of roads are being evaluated as part of the process to develop an Access Travel Management plan for the districts. The process will ultimately result in the publication of a Motor Vehicle Use Map designating which roads on the districts are open to motorized vehicle use.
Public comments will help the Forest Service develop alternatives and an Environmental Assessment for the project area, which includes the Juneau mainland, Admiralty Island, and the Couverden vicinity. At present, the agency is not proposing any changes to motorized travel on the existing road and trail systems on the districts.
Informational meetings, followed by separate subsistence hearings, will be held as indicated below:
Angoon ACA Tribal Office March 2, 5-7 p.m.
Juneau Juneau Ranger District March 4, 5-7 p.m.
Skagway City Assembly Chambers March 6, 5-7 p.m.
Haines City Assembly Chambers March 7, 4-6 p.m.
Hoonah Hoonah Ranger District March 11, 5-7 p.m.
Gustavus Gustavus School District March 21, 10-11:30 a.m.
Large-scale maps will be available for review at public meetings, hearings, and at the office of the Juneau Ranger District and Admiralty National Monument. Send comments by mail or fax to: Juneau District Ranger, 8510 Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801; or fax (907) 586-8808. The deadline to comment is March 31.
Juneau Ranger District / Admiralty National Monument
8510 Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801-8041
Voice 907-586-8800 FAX 907-586-8808
The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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