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State Fair The Alliance Iditarod Roadhouse was open during the The Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance promotes public awareness of the Iditarod Trail and its gold rush and Alaska Native heritage by encouraging education programs and historical research, assisting in the protection, improvement, maintenance and marking of the trail, developing partnerships that foster stewardship commitments and support from land owners, local communities, organizations and others. The trail for all seasons Alaska State Fair from August 22 to September 2 from noon to 8 p.m. It was staffed by volunteers from the Alliance, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Department of Natural Resources, who answered questions and provided information about the Historic Iditarod Trail and the Alliance. Freight and race sleds were popular display items and used as props for many photographs.
Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance PO Box 2323, Seward AK 99664 IditarodHTA@gmail.com http://www.Iditarod100.org Volunteers John Eavis, and Dan Seavey talk with Roadhouse visitors. Inside the roadhouse From the past… “Iditarod Pioneer” September 13, 1913 Look Wyndham, an Arizona Hotel and Lodging Association green hotel. For more information visit the conference site: www.pnts.org/conference. Permitted use on trails in Chugach National Forest, Seward District National Trails Conference The 2013 National Scenic and Historic Trails Conference will be held November 3-6 in Tucson, Arizona.
Workshops and speakers will address three main conference tracks: ●Telling your stories and engaging new partners ●Preserving special places and protecting the tapestry of the land ●Strengthening our trail organizations and our trail communities The Conference will be held at the Westward The Seward Ranger District of the Chugach National Forest is moving forward with a holistic, objective and defensible analyses to guide decisions related to allocation and location of permitted use (including, but not limited to guided biking, hiking, trail running, horse packing/riding, fly-in and hike-in fishing, recreation events and group events) on its most popular back country trail systems: Resurrection Pass, Johnson Pass, Lost Lake, Crescent Lake/Carter Lake, Russian Lakes, Iditarod National Historic Trail (Nash Road to Primrose).
To take part in public participation sessions please email or call Bobbie Jo Kolodziejski, Recreation Planner at bkolodziejski@fs.fed.us, 288-7739 (office), 362-1527 (cell). The desire is to meet with individuals and/or small groups of interested stake-holders, both the guided and non-guided public over coffee/lunch or a meeting room located in either Anchorage, Moose pass, Cooper Landing, Seward or Soldotna, to be arranged based on the interest. Chugach Forest Plan revision The Chugach National Forest has announced the next round of public meetings in its process to revise its Forest plan.
The meetings will: ● Share what has been heard from the public to date ● Present the latest findings and trends from the developing Assessment Report ● Begin to discuss themes and opportunities to inform plan revision Locations, dates and times of the meetings can be found at Chugach Forest Plan Revision “Spotlight” at www.fs.usda.gov/chugach