Sitka Ranger
Tongass Ranger and Sitka Ranger, vessels of the U.S. Forest Service Alaska Ranger boat fleet. The boats are two of the last three ranger boats remaining in
08/06/2018
11/15/2017
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Glen Wright
Ketchikan
Mike Cruise (USFS, Retired Fleet Manager)
Jake Yearty (Captain, Tongass Ranger, retired in July 2011)
John Autry (Tongass National Forest, Cultural Heritage)
Dr. Priscilla Schulte (University of Alaska, Professor of Anthropology)
Sitka
Stan Johnson (USFS, Retired Captain, Sitka Ranger)
Richard Guhl (USFS, Retired Captain, Tongass Ranger)
Jack Griffith (USFS, Retired Surveyor)
Roy Mitchell (USFS, Fleet Manager)
Petersburg
Mark McCallum (Tongass National Forest, Cultural Heritage)
Mike Lombardo (USFS, Fleet Manager)
Anchorage
Paul McIntosh (USFS, retired Public Affairs Officer)
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The Tongass Ranger and Sitka Ranger (and the Chugach) are the last of the U.S. Forest Service Alaska Ranger boat fleet remaining in commission. The Alaska ranger boat fleet came into existence on May 9, 1909 when the first ranger boat, the Tahn was put into service, and the program continued until 2010. The Tongass Ranger and Sitka Ranger have been in continual government service from 1959 until 2010, except for a few years in the mid-1980s when they underwent major overhauls.
During the six decades of service, the Tongass Ranger and Sitka Ranger have played a central role in the successful administration of the nation’s largest national forest (the Tongass National Forest). The use of the vessels in forest administration has had an important influence on the regional economy, the welfare and safety of isolated communities, and the Native and non-Native peoples of the region. The careers of these vessels are associated with the maritime history of Alaska and the changing role of the U.S. Forest Service in forest administration
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09/11/2024