DISCOVER THE STORIES
Youth in Cooper Landing discovered their communities past through in-person interviews of long time residents and research of the area.
PARTNER:
COOPER LANDING
COMMUNITY CLUB
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This is Now and That was Then, Stories that Weave through the Eastern Kenai Peninsula documentaries narrated by Seward High School students, aired on public television. Partner: Alaska Public Media
Moose Pass Library Museum exhibit. Partner: Moose Pass Sportsman’s Club
City of Seward Waterfront Bike Path Interpretive Signs. Partner: City of Seward
Construction of Bison Hall Educational Building. Partner: Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Girdwood Summer Children’s Programs. Partner: Four Valley Community School
Hope Historic District Signs. Partner: Hope & Sunrise Chamber of Commerce
Community Murals. Partners: Seward Mural Society, artist Jason Leslie, Resurrect Art Coffee House, Gridwood Fine Arts Center, Girdwood Center for Visual Arts
Trail Lakes Hatchery Interpretive Video Installation. Partner: Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
Publication of Gold Rush Wife by Dorothy Frost, edited by Dr. Rolfe Buzzell. Partner: Frost family
Snow River “Discover the Story” National Heritage Area Sign. Partner: Alaska Dept. of Transportation
Ghost Forest Boardwalk Signs. Partner: Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Girdwood Town Square Signs. Partner: Girdwood Parks and Recreation, Anchorage School District
Alaska Nellie Interpretative Sign at Kenai Lake. Partner: Chugach National Forest
Moose Pass Welcome Sign. Partner: Moose Pass Sportsmen’s Club
Jujiro Wada Monument and Plaque commemorating Japanese musher and prospector, installed along Seward waterfront. Partner: Seward Iditarod Trailblazers
Continued collaboration with Iditarod Trail in Every Classroom (ITrEC). Partner: Chugach Forest Service
DISCOVER THE CORRIDORS
The newly constructed California Creek Bridge, which is located on the Girdwood portion of the Iditarod National Historic Trail, rises above the old bridge on the left.
PARTNER:
THE GIRDWOOD
TRAILS COMMITTEE
Volunteers help construct bridge over the summer.
SEE MORE RECREATION PROJECTS
Girdwood Trails Management Plan. Partner: Girdwood Trails Committee
Trail Maintenance Workshops. Partners: Alaska Trails (lead), Girdwood Trails Committee, Chugach Forest Service
Hope Community Pedestrian Path. Partner: Hope, Inc.
Chugach National Forest Trail Work. Partner: Student Conservation Association (lead), Chugach Forest Service
Iditarod National Historical Trail Bridge. Partner: Girdwood Trails Committee
Cooper Landing Snug Harbor Pathway Beautification Project. Partner: Cooper Landing Community Club
Girdwood Mountain Bike Park Trails & Interpretive Signs. Partner: Girdwood Mountain Bike Association
Online survey of bicycle trail users’ behaviors and priorities (informal).
Google map of bicycle trails within KMTA and links to information. Partners: Mountains Bikers Alaska, Cross Country Alaska Trails
Design of potential trail safety/etiquette sign for Resurrection Pass Trail. Partner: Chugach Forest Service
KMTA Corridor Trail Improvements
REMEMBER THE STORIES
Numerous museums located in the KMTA have been recipients of a Museum Development grant.
PARTNER: HOPE & SUNRISE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, RESURRECTION BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MUSEUM / WHITTIER MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, THE ROUNDHOUSE ALYESKA MUSEUM
SEE MORE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS
Museum Development Grants. Partners: Hope & Sunrise Historical Society, Resurrection Bay Historical Society, Prince William Sound Museum / Whittier Museum Association, The Roundhouse Alyeska Museum
Dena’ina Village Archaeology Project. Partners: Applied Archaeology (lead), Kenaitze Indian Tribe, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Alaska Horsemen Ranch
Begich Towers Building Rehabilitation. Partner: Begich Towers, Inc
Hope Historic Guard Station Restoration. Partners: Hope & Sunrise Historical Society (lead), Chugach Forest Service
Restoration of Seward Cable/Telegraph House. Partner: Tanguy Libbrecht
Quonset hut restoration, providing a theater and seating on Hope Museum grounds. Partner: Hope Historical Museum
Historic cabin restoration and interpretation. Partner: Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
