06-06-2026 02:58
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Forest Service admits Herbert Glacier cabin cancelled due to mining interests, after previously denying it
Snow covers Herbert Glacier on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
The U.S. Forest Service is now saying mining interests played an important role in its decision to cancel a recreational cabin project near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier, after denying it months ago.
The public-use cabin was a popular idea among locals and would have been part of the Alaska Cabins Project, the Forest Service’s biggest public-use cabin expansion plan in 50 years.
It would have been built o
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The U.S. Forest Service is now saying mining interests played an important role in its decision to cancel a recreational cabin project near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier, after denying it months ago.
The public-use cabin was a popular idea among locals and would have been part of the Alaska Cabins Project, the Forest Service’s biggest public-use cabin expansion plan in 50 years.
It would have been built o
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