Virtually all cargo entering Juneau must arrive by air or water due to a local highway that dead-ends 40 miles outside the city. Although unverified estimates claim the state imports 95 percent of purchased food, wild harvesting provides tens of millions of pounds of sustenance annually. Even so, full participation in this economy remains restricted for those lacking expensive tools like boats and freezers. Meanwhile, environmental hurdles such as acidic soil keep local agriculture limited to a brief May-through-September season.
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Informal subsistence harvesting networks significantly offset Alaska's reliance on commer…: Informal subsistence harvesting networks significantly offset Alaska's reliance on commercial food imports shipped by air or sea.
Participation in the subsistence economy requires substantial resources, including boats,…: Participation in the subsistence economy requires substantial resources, including boats, freezers, and specialized processing equipment.
Community organizations utilize barges, ferries, and seaplanes to distribute food among i…: Community organizations utilize barges, ferries, and seaplanes to distribute food among isolated regional populations lacking highway connectivity.
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Forty miles north-west of Alaska’s capital, the highway just ends.
At Glacier Highway’s most northern point, the pavement turns to gravel, the gravel widens into a turnaround and the tire tracks curve back the way they came. At the far end, the woods begin, a narrow hiking trail slipping toward the southern end of Berners Bay.
Locals call this stretch “out the road”. It is the only road that reaches Juneau, population 35,000, and that means virtually everything arriving in Alaska’s capital comes by water or air.
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