Links

ANCHORAGE LINKS

Anchorage Environmental & Conservation Advocacy Groups

Alaska Center for the Environment.  www.akcenter.org

Anchorage Audubon Society.  www.anchorageaudubon.org

Anchorage Park Foundation.  www.anchorageparkfoundation.org

Anchorage Waterways Council.  www.anchoragecreeks.org

Chugach Park Access Coalition.  www.chugachpark.org

Eagle River Nature Center.  www.ernc.org

Great Land Trust.  www.greatlandtrust.org

Anchorage Trail User & Advocacy Groups

Bicycling

Alaska Dirt Divas.  http://alaskadirtdivas.blogspot.com/

Arctic Bicycle Club.  www.arcticbike.org

Bicycle Commuters of Anchorage.  www.bicycleanchorage.org/

Singletrack Advocates.   www.singletrackadvocates.blogspot.com/

Hiking

Anchorage Adventurers Meetup Group.  www.meetup.com/AnchorageAdventurers/

Orienteering

Arctic Orienteering Club.  www.oalaska.org/

Running

Alaska Mountain Runners.  www.alaskamountainrunners.org

Anchorage Running Club.  www.anchoragerunningclub.org/

Skiing

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage.  www.anchoragenordicski.com/
Ski Trail Grooming.  www.anchoragenordicski.com/Trails/groomingupdate.htm
Ski Trail User Reports.  www.crosscountryalaska.org/trails

Sled Dog Racing

Alaska Sled Dog Racing Ass’n.  www.asdra.org/

Watersports (Canoeing & Kayaking)

Knik Canoers & Kayakers.  www.kck.org/

 

Anchorage Municipal & State Parks Links

Anchorage Muni Parks Projects.  www.muni.org/parks/ParkProjects.cfm 
Includes info on Russian Jack and Kincaid Park improvements, Chester Creek trail connection to Campbell Creek trail, Fish Creek trail improvements, Far North Bicenttennial Park plans and projects (FNBP trail improvement plan and singletrack trail project), and Section 36 tract plan

Anchorage Muni Parks and Recreation Commission.  www.muni.org/parks/boardsandcommissions.cfm
Links to meeting schedules, agendas, and other info.  The Parks & Rec Commission is the primary decisionmaking body for trails and other projects on parklands.

Chugach State Park.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/chugach/index.htm  (Includes maps, and detailed info for Hillside Trail System, Eklutna Lake, and Turnagain Arm Trail, and much more)

 

Other Anchorage Links

Anchorage Citizens Coalition.  www.accalaska.org/  (“Our goal is to make Anchorage the most livable city in America!”)

Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau.  http://www.anchorage.net/  (Includes info on exploring Anchorage, where to stay, and planning a trip).

Anchorage Economic Development Corporation.  http://www.aedcweb.com/aedcdig/index.php

 

 ALASKA STATEWIDE LINKS

Trail Advocacy and Construction

Alaska Trails.  http://www.alaska-trails.org/

State Parks

Public Use Cabins.  http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

State Parks Info by Alaska Region.  http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/jewels/index.htm

Chugach Park Plan.  http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/chugach/planning.htm

Environmental & Conservation Advocacy

Trustees for Alaska.  www.trustees.org/

Misc. Public Policy & Advocacy

Access Alaska.  http://www.accessalaska.org/  (Advocacy for independence for seniors and Alaskans with disabilities)

Alaska Center for Public Policy.  http://acpp.info/alaska-center-for-public-policy/    (“Non-profit think tank for development of public policies and programs to improve the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, and communities”)

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