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Juneau, AK, August 12, 2013—The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting helicopter operations Wednesday, August 14, 2013 in the Juneau area. Loads of materials will be flown from the Dredge Lakes gravel pit to an area about two miles in on West Glacier Trail between 9 a.m. and noon. The staging area in Dredge Lakes will be closed temporarily. West Glacier Trail will remain open, however the site for the material drop, will be temporarily closed as loads are dropped. Helicopter operations will also support work at Windfall Lake Cabin. Materials will be flown from the cabin to the trailhead. As a result the cabin and trailhead areas will be temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon. The US Forest Service asks the public to avoid these areas this Wednesday for safety reasons. Any questions can be directed to Ed Grossman, Recreation Program Manager with the Juneau Ranger District at 907-789-6237. -end- This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. |
