In May 2024, Forest Service staff Tiare Simbahoh (left) and Nick Kloos (right) use a long two-person saw to cut through one of many large trees that had fallen on part of Petersburg Lake Trail during the off-season. The sturdy puncheon boardwalk pictured underneath the tree withstood the impact.
Over the last two summers, U.S. Forest Service crews have made headway to improve the Petersburg Lake Trail on Kupreanof Island — upgrading the boardwalk, brushing the path and cutting through fallen trees by hand.
The 10.5 miles meandering from the dock up to the Petersburg Lake Cabin site is now mostly passable — but a beaver dam complex remains an obstacle, flooding about a mile of the path in the middle of the hike.
Petersburg Lake Trail had been largely impassable due to degradation from erosion, significant wind events and beaver activity.
Prior to this improvement project that began in...
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