There are people who avoid places like Yellowstone or Denali National Park or Pack Creek because they believe there is too much competition for use of the area. There are Juneauites who avoid certain trails on summer days because of what they consider to be an excess amount of foot traffic from commercial ventures. There are people who consider it unsafe and a less than high-quality experience to camp along shorelines during bear hunting season. No encounter log kept and reported to the Forest Service by commercial operators will reveal how many people have stayed away from an area for such reasons. This reality needs to be acknowledged in the Final CCA, and the Forest Service needs to include enough slack in its carrying capacity figures to prevent or minimize this public avoidance of areas.
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Recent editions of the Juneau Audubon Newsletter are posted along with links to the Anchorage and National Audubon sites. If you're interested in Corps of Engineers permits, November permits are posted with this month's newsletter. We are always looking for pictures, stories or ideas to post on our web site. He will demystify the wetlands permitting process for us and teach us how to craft comment letters that really get the Corps' and state agencies' attention. Kristin Siemann has headed-up the Anchorage Wetlands Watch program since its inception over 3 years ago.