NEWS

BERINGIA DAYS 2009

This year Beringia Days International Conference 2009 will be held in Anadyr, Chukotka Russia September 18 - 20. For more information click here.

<ATTENTION everyone! The deadline for the submission of the documents necessary to obtain special permission to enter Chukotka has been moved to July 9th. Without that permission one would not be able to enter Chukotka because it is still a closed territory.

Students today, leaders tomorrow! One of the SBHP projects puts their young minds and hearts to work. To learn about how West High School students collaborate with the high school students from the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia to research the effects of global warming in Beringia region and discuss the efforts teenagers are making to protect and conserve their environment, click here.

THE LAST GIANT OF BERINGIA by Dan O'Neill.

The Shared Beringian Heritage Program has translated into Russian language and published The Last Giant of Beringia: The Mistery of the Bering Land Bridge authored by Dan O'Neill. You can obtain a free copy through the Alaska Regional Office by calling 907-644-3602 or e-mailing Katerina_Wessels@NPS.GOV

LOGISTIC INFORMATION FOR CHUKOTKA