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News Release
November 26, 2008
Public Notice of
Outfitter and Guide Proposals
Chugach National Forest, Alaska Region
The Glacier Ranger District is requesting comments on two 10-year permit renewal from Glacier City Snowmobile Tours & Alaska Backcountry Access.
For location maps:
Glacier City Snowmobile Tours Maps (934 KB PDF file)
Alaska Backcountry Access Maps 2890 KB PDF file)
Request for Input Form
For more information contact Kathy Bagley at (907) 754-2315.
Use of private, State or Native lands would not be authorized. Permit holders would be required to use Leave No Trace skills and ethics. A summary of requested uses and use levels follows:
- Glacier City Snowmobile Tours - Guided snowmobile tours – 800 service days.
- Alaska Backcountry Access – 410 service days for day use (hiking, biking, ski touring, snowshoeing, rafting, kayaking), 140 service days for overnight use (camping).
(Note: A service day is one person on National Forest Land for any part of one day.)
Comments identifying specific issues and concerns are requested by December 17, 2008 and can be mailed to Kathy Bagley, Glacier Ranger District, PO Box 129, Girdwood, Alaska 99587 or e-mailed to kbagley@fs.fed.us or faxed to 907-783-2094.
The district is also requesting comments on one 20-year permit renewal for Westours, INC, dba Portage Glacier Cruises for operating a tour boat concession at Portage Lake in Portage Valley, Alaska.
Comments identifying specific issues and concerns are requested by December 17, 2008 and can be mailed to Teresa Paquet, Glacier Ranger District, PO Box 129, Girdwood, Alaska 99587 or e-mailed to tpaquet@fs.fed.us or faxed to 907-783-2094.
These activities are consistent with the Revised Chugach National Forest Management Plan. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
