Raincountry Contracting cleared the way for visitors to enjoy the Anan Wildlife Observatory in time for this week’s opening of the bear viewing season.

The Petersburg-based company needed to pump out the 750-gallon-capacity public toilets, which are typically emptied once a year, according to U.S. Forest Service staff.

Due to a delay in changing Raincountry’s address in a federal database for contractors, the contracting department at the Forest Service found a way to work around the holdup, Clint Kolarich, district ranger, said Monday. The permit season for the observatory started Tuesday.

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