Wrangell Sentinel -

A representative from the U.S. Forest Service urged members of the borough’s economic development committee to comment on the service’s environmental assessment.

At the Dec. 5 meeting, Austin O’Brien told committee

members the public comment period would allow local

residents to defend cabins that may be on the chopping block. The Wrangell Ranger district is

facing a 30 percent reduction in its recreation budget this year, meaning that without substantial changes to the way the district does business, cabins and other attractions – including the Anan Bear Observatory, a big attra...