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Chilkoot Trail Bridge Out
A bridge, south of Canyon City (6 1/2 miles fromtrail head) has collapsed under heavy snow load and is out until further notice. Hikers should be prepared to wade through a boggy section, and water may be knee or waist deep during high water conditions. More »
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Chilkoot Travel Advisory-Increased Avalanche Risk
Park Canada Travel Advisory: Due to a cold, late spring persistent winter conditions exist on the Chilkoot Trail. Visitors will encounter late-winter snowpack conditions with increased avalanche risk and more snow covered trail sections. More »
Klondike Gold Rush NHP and Skagway Recreation Center
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Contact: Amanda McCutcheon, 907-983-9243
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and the Skagway Recreation Center (SRC) afterschool program youth have completed the garden design for the First Bloom Native Plant Garden that will be located in the historic district at 4th and Broadway.The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the SRC and the Skagway School District are hosting a series of events during the months of April and May to make the garden a reality.Klondike Gold Rush rangers will be in the Skagway School to plant seeds for the garden on Earth Day, April 22.Rangers will also be visiting classrooms throughout the week of April 18-23 as a part of National Parks Week. They will present a geology program and educate students about the benefits of gardening with native plants. The following week, the SRC youth and park staff will break ground on the garden and begin to transform the vacant lot into a Victorian garden representing Alaska's native plants.Community volunteers are invited to participate.Volunteers are invited to join other gardeners on any or all of the First Bloom Events listed below. All events will take place in the NPS lot at 4th and Broadway. April 25 at 3:30 pm: Ground Breaking Ceremony and Work Session April 26-April 29 from 3-5 pm: Work parties to prepare garden site Additional work parties, which include lunch, are planned for Saturdays, April 30 and May 14, and on Sunday, May 22 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. These are flexible, all day events and volunteers are invited to stop by and work as long they want to help on the project. |
Did You Know?
Over 100,000 people started off for the Klondike gold fields, but less than 30,000 actually made it to the gold fields in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. The difficulties of the Chilkoot and White Pass trails forced many to turn back.