Sitka Ranger

09/11/2024

11/17/2018

Sitka Ranger from the air!!!

08/06/2018

11/15/2017

Looking for these Captains or relatives, or anyone who has stories or experiences on the Sitka Ranger, a book is in the works.
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)

09/27/2017

09/27/2017

Deer hunting!!

09/27/2017

A young Skipper, Parker Snyder on his dad's lap.

09/27/2017

http://www.sitnews.net/RangerBoats/082102_boat_roundup.html

09/26/2017

Looking for these Skippers or relatives to share their experiences on the Sitka Ranger.
theirKetchikan
 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)

09/26/2017

We are looking for past skippers or relatives of the Sitka Ranger. Please share your story or pictures please.

Former skipper of the Sitka Ranger; Mr. John Lombardo, fleet mechanic; Mr. Mike Cruise, former fleet manager Tongass National Forest; Mr. John Autry and Mr. Mark McCallum, Tongass National Forest archaeologists; Mr. Jack Griffith, former forest surveyor; Mr. Paul McIntosh, former interpretive planner for Tongass National Forest; and Mr. Jeremy Karchut, forest archaeologist. Dr Priscilla Schulte, cultural anthropologist, University of Alaska, also contributed information

09/26/2017

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