Last-minute permits for Anan available through Forest Service office

Independent travelers and residents looking to visit Anan Wildlife Observatory apart from tour groups still have a chance to do so.

The Forest Service Wrangell ranger district is making last-minute permits available through its office on a weekly basis until Aug. 25, the end of the bear-viewing permits season.

Up to four last-minute permits per day will be made available for those who request them the previous week by filling out a form in the district office.

“Collection of weekly requests will end Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and permits will be awarded on Tuesdays by noon. If several requests are f...