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• Flood warning cancelled after Saturday’s jökulhlaup releases water into Mendenhall lake and river

  15-07-2019 21:22 via ktoo.org
  
  
  U.S. Forest Service interpreter Isabel Dzaik helps a tourist at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on July 14, 2019 as a nearby sign shows the closure of the Nugget Falls Trail because of a jökulhlaup or glacial dam release. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  The National Weather Service has cancelled a flood warning for Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River after water levels started dropping on Monday morning.
  The source of the flood was Saturday’s jökulhlaup or glacial dam release
  
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• Bears try to move in, Angoon sets boundaries

  15-07-2019 21:00 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Village Public Safety Officer Bryan Shoemate shot a bear after it approached an Angoon resident in their home. (Photo/Josh Bowen)
  Furry visitors have kept the residents of Angoon on their toes for the past few weeks. Several bears have made a habit of passing through town.
  “We live on an island surrounded by bears,” said Angoon Mayor Josh Bowen. “It goes with the territory.” Locals understand that bears will walk around, and it’s not that big of a deal when they pas
  
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• Forest Service chief makes quiet visit to Tongass National Forest

  15-07-2019 20:48 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/07/12tongass-web.mp3
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski and U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen visited Naukati July 6 on Prince of Wales Island where the forest service completed a land swap with the Alaska Mental Health Trust. (Photo courtesy of Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee)
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski recently hosted the U.S. Forest Service’s top official in a visit to Tongass National Forest. The delegation kept a low profile during its
  
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