Juneau will remain the headquarters for Alaska’s national forests, but much is still unknown for current employees of the lab.
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US Forest Service cancels plan to build Herbert Glacier cabin in Juneau
Officials say it’s due to staff capacity and challenges of the site, not nearby mining interests.
‘A period of change’ at the Forest Service: A conversation with Alaska’s acting regional forester
Jerry Ingersoll talks about the impending consolidation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Tongass National Forest Plan Revision.
Federal lawsuit could scrap Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center improvement plan
After a federal court ruled that the U.S. Forest Service’s plan violated a procedural law, the Juneau resident who filed the suit is asking the court to squash it.
Juneau Assembly approves funding to boost staffing at Mendenhall Glacier this summer
The heavily trafficked attraction is operating with reduced staff after federal firings, but it has a higher volume of tourists — and bears — on the horizon.
New cultural ambassadors deepen tourists’ experience of Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier
For the first time this year, tribal members were hired as ambassadors to share their own experiences and culture with visitors.





