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Kevin Keeler mapping Homer area trails via snowmachine
 

Projects & Partners (1990-2001)

Statewide: River Projects - Trail Projects - Conservation Assistance

Local/Regional: River Projects - Trails Projects - Conservation Assistance - Hydro Rec Assistance

Statewide River Projects <back to top>

1998 National River Management Symposium - River Management Society, Alaska Recreation and Park Association

Handbook for Reserving Instream Flows for Recreation (+3 training courses) - RTCA

A Method of Evaluating the Recreation Potential of Alaskan Rivers - Wildlife Federation of Alaska

Statewide Trail Projects <back to top>

1994 National Trails Day Fair - Anchorage Trails & Greenways Coalition

1994 National Trails Symposium in Anchorage - (5 day conference organizing and assistance) - American Trails, Alaska Parks and Recreation Association, American Hiking Society, Alaska State parks, Municipality of Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Bureau of Land management, US Forest Service, Federal Highway Administration

Alaska Huts Group Startup - AK Mountain & Wilderness Huts Association

Alaska Trail Group Building for the 21st Century - Fairbanks NS Borough, Fairbanks Nordic Ski Club, Mat-Su Borough, Mat-Su Trails Council, Girdwood Trails Committee, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Seward-Iditarod Trail Blazers, Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers, Serve Alaska Youth Corp, Trail Mix, Inc.

Alaska Trail Directory - AK Dept. Health & Social Services, Transportation & Public Facilities, Dept. of Community & Economic Development, Parks and Outdoor Rec.; AK Public Lands Information Centers; Bureau of Land Management; Municipality of Anchorage; MatSu Borough, AK Recreation & Parks Association

Alaska Recreational Trails Plan - AK State Parks, DNR Div. of Lands, Div. of Parks and Outdoor Rec., TRAAK Board

A Citizens Handbook: Establishing Legal Public Access to Alaska's Recreation - TRAAK Citizens Advisory Board

Governor Knowles Statewide Trails Initiative (TRAAK) - Alaska Department of Natural Resources and Transportation, Governors Office, TRAAK Board

GPS Public Trail Right-of-Way Demo Project - Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Land; Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska State parks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Trail Advocacy Training - Anchorage Trails & Greenways Coalition, Bike Day Committee, Alaska Citizens Transportation Coalition, Arctic Bike Club, United Way of Anchorage

Trails Design & Construction Training - Southeast AK Guidance Association

Two Training Courses for Using Global Positioning System units to Reserve Trail Rights-of-Way - (MatSu Valley & AK State Parks)

Statewide Conservation Assistance <back to top>

Beyond Roads - Transportation and Land Use in the far North (1 day conference assistance) - Alaska Environmental Assembly, Alaska Citizens Transportation Coalition, Alaska Center for the Environment, Anchorage Winter Cities Association, Clear Air Coalition.  Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

Great Land Trust - Nature Conservancy, Kachemak Heritage Land Trust, Conservation Fund, Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Recreation Rendezvous 2001 - AK State Parks, Matanuska Susitna Borough, AK Recreation and Park Association, Bureau of Land Management, TRAAK Board

River, Trail, Greenway, & Open Space Conservation Funding Source Book & Database - TRAAK Citizens Advisory Board

Trails and Streams Institute (2 day conference organizing and assistance) - Matanuska Susitna Borough, Parks and Outdoor Recreation; Mat-Su Trails council; Wildlands Section, Alaska Recreation and parks Association; Alaska State Snowmobile Association; Bureau of Land Management; Alaska Division of Land; Mat-Su Motor Mushers; US Forest Service

Local River Projects <back to top>

Eagle River Instream Flow Reservation - Knik Canoers & Kayakers, Chugach State Park

Nenana River Corridor Study - Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Land

Seven Mile Canoe Trail - Matanuska Susitna Borough, Parks and Outdoor Recreation; MatSu Trails Council

Sheenjek Wild River Study - Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Susitna Basin Recreation Rivers Resource Assessment, User Survey, Instream Flow Needs for Recreation, & Management Plan - Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Land

Local Trails Projects <back to top>

Anchorage Area Trails Map - Anchorage Trails and Greenways Coalition

Anchorage Trails Advocacy Group Startup - Anch. Trails & Greenway Coalition, 1994 Nat. Trails Day Fair, Anchorage Trails Plan, North-South Trail, Anch. Mother's Day Stroll & Roll

Fairbanks 100 Mile Loop Trail System Draft Resource Assessment and Trail Brochure - Fairbanks North Star Borough, Division of Planning and Zoning

Girdwood-Iditarod National Historic Trail Reconstruction - Girdwood Trails Committee, Municipality of Anchorage

Girdwood-Iditarod Trail Route Study - Girdwood Board of Supervisors, Trail Committee; Municipality of Anchorage: Community Planning & Development, Parks & Recreation Division, & Heritage Land Bank; Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Land Division; Chugach State park; Chugach National Forest; Bureau of Land Management

Glennallen Area Trails Plan - Copper Valley Economic Development Corp, Bureau of Land Management, Wrangell-St. Elias NP, others TBD

Homer Area Trails Action Agenda - City of Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska State Parks, local trail interest groups

Juneau Area Trail Plan - Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Southeast Region; City and Borough of Juneau, Parks and Recreation; US Forest Service, Juneau Ranger District; Taku Conservation Society

Juneau Trails Plan - Trail Mix Inc., City/Borough of Juneau, AK State Parks, Juneau Ranger District

Kenai Peninsula Trails Commission and Trail Plan - Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai Borough Trails Commission

Ketchikan Area Trail Plan - Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Parks and Recreation & Planning Department; US Forest Service, Ketchikan Ranger District; Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Southeast Region; Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Sport Fish Division; city of Saxman; Ketchikan Snowmobile Club; Pt. Higgins PTA

Sitka Trails Plan - Sitka Trail Works, City/Borough of Sitka, Alaska State Parks, Sitka Ranger District

Southeast AK Trail System - AK Deptartments of Transportation & Public Facilities, & Community & Economic Development; Tongasss National Forest; AK State parks; cities of Craig, Juneau, Pelican, Juneau, Pelican, Petersburg, Sitka, Coffman Cove, Wrangell, Haines, Ketchikan, Throne Bay, Naukati West, Organized Village of Kake, Hydaburg Cooperative Association, and Angoon Community Associatio with more to be added.

Local Conservation Assistance <back to top>

Bonnie Lake Area Conservation Plan - Bonnie Lake Area property Owners Association, Matanuska Susitna Borough, Conservation Fund

Kenai River Visitor Impact Study - Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Kenai Area

Midtown North-South Greenway - Anchorage Trails and Greenways Coalition

Hydro Rec. Assistance Projects <back to top>

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