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Forest Service
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Alaska Region | January 2022
This Is Who We Are
Alaska Region New Employee Orientation
ALASKA’S NATIONAL FORESTS
where nature, people and tradition
come together
Inside front cover pocket
Alaska Region New Employee Orientation R10-UN-017 January 2022 Cover photo by Sarah Schuh.
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Table of Contents
National Forest System Overview 2 Regional Office 26
Regional Forester’s Welcome 3 Regional Leadership Team 26
Alaska Region Organization 4 Civil Rights 26
Regional Leadership Team (RLT) 5 Conflict Management and Prevention Center 26
Common Place Names 6 Ecosystem Planning, Budget, and Information
Common Acronyms 7 Management 27
Engineering and Aviation Management 28
Chugach National Forest 8 Fire and Fuels 30
Forest Office Locations 11 Natural Resources 31
Forest Supervisor’s Office 11 Occupational Health and Safety 33
Cordova Ranger District 11 Procurement and Property Services 34
Glacier Ranger District 12 Public Affairs 34
Seward Ranger District 12 Recreation, Lands, and Minerals 35
Visitor & Information Centers 13 State and Private Forestry 38
Begich, Boggs Visitor Center 13 Tribal Government Relations 38
Crooked Creek Information Site 13
Iditarod National Historic Trail 13 RLT Partners 39
Notable Work Locations 14 Human Resources 39
Copper River Delta 14 Law Enforcement and Investigations 39
Russian River 14 Office of General Counsel 39
Whittier Tunnel 14 Pacific Northwest Research Station 40
Prince William Sound 15
Region and Forest Directory 42
Tongass National Forest 16 Social Media links 42
Forest Office Locations 19
Forest Supervisor’s Office 19
Admiralty Island National Monument and
Admiralty Island National Monument
Kootznoowoo Wilderness 19
Craig/Thorne Bay Ranger Districts 20
Hoonah Ranger District 20
Juneau Ranger District 20
Tracy Arm-Ford’s Terror Wilderness 21
Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District 21
Misty Fjords National Monument and
Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness 21
Petersburg Ranger District 22
Sitka Ranger District 22
Wrangell Ranger District 22
Yakutat Ranger District 23
Visitor & Information Centers 23
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center 23
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center 23
Notable Work Locations 24
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness 24
Hubbard Glacier & Russel Fiord 24
Situk River 24
Bear Viewing Work Locations 25
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AK Alaska
National Forest System Overview
Region R10 “Caring for the Land and Serving People”
Northern Rocky Mountain
Region R1 Region R2
Northwest WA
Region R6
MT ND ME
Eastern VT
OR MN Region R9
ID NH
SD WI NY MA
WY MI CT RI
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NV NE NJ
IL IN OH
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Region R8
154 National Forests, 20 National Grasslands, as well as special areas such as Experimental Forests & Ranges,
and Research Natural Areas covering 193 million (192,994,069) acres of National Forest System land.
Forests and Grasslands Rangelands
Rangelands in the United States are diverse lands. They
The Forest Service manages the National Forests and Grasslands are the wet grasslands of Florida and the desert shrub
for sustainable multiple uses to meet the diverse needs of ecosystems of Wyoming. They include the high mountain
people, ensure the health of our natural resources, provide meadows of Utah and the desert floor of California.
recreational opportunities, manage wildfire, guard against invasive
threats, and work with state and private forest landowners, Recreation
cities and communities, and international cooperation. Providing the greatest diversity of outdoor recreation opportunities
in the world means working to balance the desires of recreationists
Forests while ensuring future generations have the same access.
The Forest Service stewards an impressive portfolio of landscapes
Restoration
across 193 million acres of National Forests and Grasslands in the
Restoration is helping nature recover from degradation,
public trust. The agency’s top priority is to maintain and improve
damage and destruction. The goal is to re-establish a balance
the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and
of nature needed for air, water, plants and animals to thrive.
grasslands to meet the needs of current and future generations.
Water
Minerals and Geology
Water is one of the most important resources flowing
The Forest Service manages its mineral and energy
from national forests and grasslands, providing
program to provide commodities for current and future
drinking water to more than 180 million people.
generations along with the need to sustain the long-
term health and biological diversity of ecosystems. Wildlife and Fish
Our work includes restoring aquatic organism passage,
Plants
stream habitat, and floodplains; enhancing lake productivity;
Native plants are valued for their economic, ecological,
restoring habitat for a vast array of wildlife species from
genetic, and aesthetic benefits. Using native plant material
hummingbirds and bighorn sheep to spotted frogs and
in vegetation projects maintains and restores native plant
black bears; and connecting people to the outdoors.
gene pools, communities, and ecosystems, and can help
reverse the trend of species loss in North America.
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Regional Forester’s Welcome
Welcome to Alaska the cities of Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and numerous
other communities located in this vast temperate rain forest.
It is always a great pleasure for me to
welcome new employees to the Forest
Service – Alaska Region – a land of Welcome to your Forest Service Career
extremes where massive Sitka spruce Whatever your role is as a new Alaska Region employee, you
create cathedral-like forests; frigid blue will be a part of a team that is Value based, Purpose driven, and
glaciers grind their way through mountains; humpback whales Relationship focused.
frolic in the waters encircling the forests; and bears, eagles and
salmon are plentiful. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of
the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and
The beauty and bounty of Alaska’s two national forests - the future generations. Our motto is “Caring for the Land and Serving
Chugach and Tongass - draw attention from around the nation and People.”
around the world. And now, you are a part of this wonderment. It is
so fitting that our new Alaska Region theme is: Alaska’s National In the Alaska Region, you will be introduced to healthy,
Forests- where nature, people, and tradition come together. functioning ecosystems and abundant resources that provide global
benefits.
Welcome to the Team
You join upwards of 600 people who work with the public to From a natural laboratory for studying changing climates and lands
manage more than 23 million acres of their public lands in and resources that support economic prosperity, to unparalleled
Southcentral and Southeast Alaska. We are a leader in protecting recreational opportunities, you will be a welcomed addition as we
the land’s bounty while providing a place for people to live, work continue to maintain these benefits through the work of all our
and play. dedicated and skilled employees, shared stewardship, community
connections and strong partnerships.
The Chugach National Forest makes a 210-mile arc around Prince
William Sound, with the state’s largest city, Anchorage, as an Those who make the last frontier their home, particularly
access point. It has three ranger districts and is home to Seward, Indigenous cultures, feel a deep and spiritual connection to the
Cordova, Valdez and countless other communities. land. We can leave this legacy for future generations by ensuring
the region thrives ecologically, economically and culturally.
The Tongass National Forest stretches the 500-mile length of the
Alaska Panhandle and encompasses more than 80 percent of the - David E. Schmid, Regional Forester
land in Southeast Alaska. It has 10 ranger districts and is home to
Ron Neibrugge
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Alaska’s National Forest Organization
national forest
Alaska Region - R10
Regional Forester’s Office
Juneau, AK
Chugach National Forest Tongass National Forest
Forest Supervisor’s Office Forest Supervisor’s Office
Anchorage, AK Ketchikan, AK
Cordova Ranger District Admiralty Island National Monument
Cordova, AK Juneau, AK
Glacier Ranger District Craig Ranger District
Girdwood, AK Craig, AK
Seward Ranger District Hoonah Ranger District
Seward, AK Hoonah, AK
Juneau Ranger District
Juneau, AK
Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Ketchikan, AK
Petersburg Ranger District
Petersburg, AK
Sitka Ranger District
Sitka, AK
Thorne Bay Ranger District
Wrangell, AK
Wrangell Ranger District
Yakutat, AK
Yakutat Ranger District
Yakutat, AK
4Regional Leadership Team (RLT)
The Alaska Region – Regional Leadership Team (RLT) is a dynamic group of exceptional Forest Service employees who bring decades of
knowledge and experience into a circle of trust that allows them to face the special opportunities and challenges – together – that are truly
unique to Alaska and the Tongass and Chugach National Forests.
By working closely and collaboratively guided by regional priorities, a strategically managed budget and a streamlined workforce, these
program leads, and partners stay connected at all levels, meeting quarterly to march forward in ensuring Region 10 continues to honor its
regional theme: Alaska’s National Forests - where nature, people and tradition come together.
Office of the Regional Forester
Regional Forester (RF) Public Affairs (PAO)
Juneau, Alaska Director | Juneau, Alaska
Deputy Regional Forester (DRF) Recreation, Lands, Minerals (RLM)
Juneau, Alaska Director | Juneau, Alaska
National Forests Recreation, Lands, Minerals (RLM)
Deputy Director | Juneau, Alaska
Chugach National Forest (CNF)
Forest Supervisor | Anchorage, Alaska Senior Advisor to the Regional Forester
Senior Advisor | Juneau, Alaska
Tongass National Forest (TNF)
Forest Supervisor | Ketchikan, Alaska State & Private Forestry, R6/R10 (SPF)
Director | Portland, Oregon
Tongass National Forest (TNF)
Deputy Forest Supervisor | Ketchikan, Alaska State & Private Forestry, R10 (SPF)
Deputy Director | Anchorage, Alaska
Directors/Deputy Directors
Tribal Relations (TR)
Civil Rights, R6/R10/PNW (CR) Manager| Juneau, Alaska
Director | Portland, Oregon
RLT Partners
Ecosystem Planning, Budget, & Information
Management (EPBIM) Human Resources (HR)
Director | Juneau, Alaska HR Officer | Sitka, Alaska
Engineering & Aviation Management (EAM) Law Enforcement & Investigations (LEI)
Director | Juneau, Alaska Special Agent in Charge | Juneau, Alaska
Fire & Fuels, R6/R10 (FF) Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Director | Portland, Oregon Asst. Regional Attorney | Juneau
Natural Resources (NR) Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNW)
Director | Juneau, Alaska Director | Juneau, Alaska
Occupational Health & Safety (Safety)
Manager | Juneau, Alaska
5Common Place Names Alaska Location Reference
Southcentral / Chugach National Forest
Anchorage
Blackstone Bay
Coopers Landing
Copper River Delta
Cordova
Girdwood
Harriman Fiord
Kenai Peninsula
Montague Island
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (WSA)
Placer River
Portage Valley
Russian River
Seward
Turnagain Arm / Turnagain Pass
Valdez
Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop
Southeast / Tongass National Forest
Admiralty Island
Alaska Tribal Nations
Alexander Archipelago
Commonly engaged with Forest Service
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Alutiiq (al-yoot-eek)
Auke Bay Athabascan (ath-a-bass-can)
Baranof Island Eyak (ee-yahk)
Chichagof Island Kenaitze (key-nigh-zee)
Chief Shakes Hot Springs Haida (high-dah)
Chuck River Wilderness Tlingit (kling-it)
Cleveland Peninsula Tsimshian (sim-shin)
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Juneau
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Ketchikan Childs Glacier
LeConte Bay Byron Glacier
Misty Fjords Portage Glacier
Mitkof Island Spencer Glacier
Pack Creek Sargent Icefield
Petersburg Ted Stevens Icefield
Prince of Wales Island
Revillagigedo Island Tongass National Forest
Sitka
El Capitan Cave
Situk River
LeConte Glacier
Stikine River
Thorne Bay Mendenhall Glacier
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror New Eddystone Rock
Petersburg
Woronkofski Island
Wrangell
Wrangell Narrows
Yakutat
Zarembo Island
6Common Acronyms Information Management
CIO Chief Information Office
This is an abbreviated listing of acronyms and abbreviations you ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute
may encounter in Forest Service documents and publications or FACTS Forest Activity Center
websites, or those materials (e.g., correspondence) that may have GIS Geographic Information System
impact on your work or situation, whether you’re a scientist, GSTC Geospatial Services and Technology Center
wildlife biologist, administrative assistant, etc. IM Information Management
IRM Information Resource Management
Region LMR Land Mobile Radio
RLT Regional Leadership Team NRIS Natural Resource Information System
RO Regional Office NRM Natural Resources Management
CR Civil Rights TIM Timber Information Management Software
EPBIM Ecosystems Planning, Budget, and
Information Management Fire
EAM Engineering and Aviation AFMO Assistant Fire Management Officer
FF Fire and Fuels FF Fire and Fuels
PAO Public Affairs Office FMO Fire Management Officer
PPS Procurement and Property Services NICC National Interagency Coordination Center
RLM Recreation, Lands, and Minerals NIFC National Interagency Fire Center
Safety Occupational Health and Safety PIO Public Information Officer
SPF State and Private Forestry
TR Tribal Relations State & Private Forestry
FHP Forest Health Protection
Regional Partners FIA Forest Inventory Analysis
HR Human Resources
LEI Law Enforcement and Investigations Other Departments and Agencies
OGC Office of the General Counsel DOI Department of Interior
PNWRS Pacific Northwest Research Station BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLM Bureau of Land Management
Forests BOEM Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
CNF Chugach National Forest BOR Bureau of Reclamation
FLT Forest Leadership Team NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NF National Forest OSMRE Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
RD Ranger District Enforcement
SO Supervisor’s Office NPS National Park Service
TNF Tongass National Forest USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
Ecosystem Planning UDC Department of Commerce
ANCSA Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act EDA Economic Development Administration
ANILCA Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
BMP Best Management Practice
CE Categorical Exclusion USDA United States Department of Agriculture
DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement ARS Agricultural Research Service
DM Decision Memo ERS Economic Research Service
DN Decision Notice FSA Farm Service Agency
EA Environmental Assessment FS Forest Service
EADM Environmental Analysis and Decision Making NFS National Forest System
EIS Environmental Impact Statement NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
ESA Endangered Species Act NRE Natural Resources and Environment
FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement OC Office of Communications (FS)
FOIA Freedom of Information Act OSEC Office of the Secretary (USDA)
FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact RD Rural Development
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act WO Washington Office (FS)
NFMA National Forest Management Act
NFS National Forest System
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NOI Notice of Intent
ROD Record of decision
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• Home to all five North American species of Pacific salmon: king, red, silver,
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• Produces 13 percent of the commercial salmon harvested from Alaska.
• Forty-one public use cabins.
• More than 500 miles of trails including the Iditarod National Historic Trail.
• Approximately 1.6 million acres are covered in ice.
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Chugach National Forest
A Forest of Rock & Ice
The 5.4 million-acre Chugach National Forest’s stunning landscape Vast icefields on state, private, and federal lands feed the glaciers,
stretches across southcentral Alaska, from the salty waters and creating a profound solitude unimaginable outside of Alaska.
snowy peaks of Prince William Sound to the fabulous salmon and This is solitude where people enter only by hiking, flying, or
trout streams of the Kenai Peninsula, covering an area the size of snowmachining.
New Hampshire. It is one of the few places left in the world where
glaciers still grind valleys into the hard rock of the earth. Where the ice melts, river systems form with amazing deltas that
fan across the landscape. Frigid, freshwater lakes and streams dot
One of the first forest reserves created by a presidential the map before reaching sloughs and estuaries, and then salt water.
proclamation in 1892 was located in Alaska. This reserve was later
to become the Chugach National Forest in 1907. By 1911, railroads On the edges of Prince William Sound, abundant rain and snow
were providing access to the area’s copper mines. nurture a hushed forest of spongy moss, western hemlock, and
straight-growing Sitka spruce. Although the Kenai Peninsula has
Its geographic diversity is unique among national forests. The vegetation like interior Alaska, it also supports thousands of acres
three distinct landscapes of the Copper River Delta, the Eastern of birch, aspen, white spruce, and black spruce. The forest has
Kenai Peninsula, and Prince William Sound are destinations experienced recent years of infestations by the native spruce bark
for adventurers and nature enthusiasts from the world over and beetle. The beetle has killed thousands of acres of trees on state,
are once-in-a-lifetime destinations for a million visitors each private, and federal lands.
year. You’ll find a special place here, camping with family and
friends, cruising the sound, or watching a million shorebirds. A Wildlife Mecca
You’ll see Alaskans living and working in the national forest. The enormous wetlands of the Copper River Delta near Cordova
They are guiding visitors on kayak adventures, working gold serve as nesting, staging, and feeding habitat for more than 20
claims, commercial fishing for Copper River reds, and following a million birds each year. In summer, these wetlands support one
traditional way of life. quarter of the world’s population of trumpeter swans and dusky
Canada geese.
Rocked by Earthquakes
This is a richly disturbed land as the Earth’s plates collide in The diverse lands and waters of the Chugach National Forest
a geologic push and shove. On March 27, 1964, one of the provide habitat for many types of birds, including songbirds,
most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in North America shorebirds, and birds of prey. Fish and marine mammals, such as
shook the area in and around the Chugach National Forest. The humpback whales, sea lions, and otters, swim through the waters
earthquake uplifted land as much as 20 feet, shook buildings to and take advantage of the surrounding environment.
their foundations, and flooded villages with its massive tsunami.
Dead trees, killed by encroaching salt water, are still visible along Western Sandpipers resting on the
Turnagain Arm east of Anchorage; sentinel reminders of the fury of Copper River Delta during migration.
the event.
Carved by Glaciers
Above 2,000 feet, the alpine tundra snow contributes to the ice
that carves the valleys. Famous glaciers like Portage, Childs, and
Columbia grind their way through the Chugach National Forest
to the sea. Other glaciers like Harvard and Harriman or Dirty and
Milo Burcham
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and its ranger districts.
Seward Glacier Cordova
Mountain goats and Dall sheep traverse steep hillsides. The snowmachining, heli-skiing, and dogsledding are prime activities
Chugach National Forest is the only national forest supporting for residents and visitors.
a population of Dall sheep. Moose ramble their way through
the Copper River Delta, and herds of caribou roam the Kenai The weather on the Chugach National Forest varies greatly. A sunny
Peninsula. Sitka black-tailed deer populate the islands in Prince day in Anchorage might turn rainy and foggy after just a short drive
William Sound. Black and brown (grizzly) bears inhabit most of along Turnagain Arm. Near Anchorage, the average high temperature
the forest, foraging from the alpine slopes to the intertidal zones. for January is 22 °F (-5 °C). By July, the temperature can climb to 65
°F (18 °C).
A Rich Culture
The Chugach National Forest is a melting pot of indigenous Rainfall can average as little as 15 inches per year. However, in
cultures. Chugach Eskimo, Eyak Indians, and Kenaitze and other coastal communities of the Chugach National Forest, rainfall can
Athabascan Indian peoples continue to live in their homeland. exceed 160 inches per year.
Today they continue traditions extending thousands of years into
the past. Visitors traveling to the Chugach National Forest will find
remarkable variations in day length. At the summer solstice, the
A Life Tied to the Land area receives more than 20 hours of daylight. At the winter solstice
Less than one third of the Chugach National Forest is readily in December, the sun sets at 3:45 p.m. after just a short 6 hours of
accessible by road from Anchorage or Seward. Most of the forest daylight. The mountains, glaciers, ocean, and wetlands provide an
and the communities of Cordova, Chenega, and Tatitlek are almost unlimited variety of scenery for the people who live near
accessible only by plane or boat. the Chugach National Forest, and for those who visit the national
forest and Prince William Sound.
Today, many rural residents live a subsistence lifestyle, just as
Alaska Natives have for centuries. Communities in and around
Prince William Sound rely on fishing, tourism, and natural
resources. Small gold-mining operations are scattered throughout
the Chugach and Kenai Mountains.
The Portage Valley area is on the state’s list of top tourist
attractions. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel the
Seward Highway All-American Road to visit the valley and the
award-winning Begich, Boggs Visitor Center. Here they are treated
to exhibits that interpret Prince William Sound and the Chugach
National Forest’s spectacular views of valley glaciers, an iceberg-
filled lake, multiple trails, and opportunities for salmon viewing
during salmon spawning season.
The Seward Highway is recognized for its scenic, natural, historical and
Other visitors come to attend shorebird festivals or to lure salmon recreational values. The 127-mile Seward Highway holds triple designation:
out of the Kenai Peninsula’s Russian River. In winter, USDA Forest Service Scenic Byway, Alaska Scenic Byway, and All-American
Road. Caption credit: www.dot.state.ak.us.
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Forest Office Locations
Anchorage skyline
Forest Supervisor’s Office
Charles Lindemuth
The population of 298,190 (41 percent of the state’s population)
makes Anchorage Alaska’s largest city. It’s known for its cultural
sites, including the Alaska Native Heritage Center, which displays
traditional crafts, stages dances, and presents replicas of dwellings
from the area’s Indigenous groups.
The city is also a gateway to nearby wilderness areas and mountains
including the Chugach, Kenai, and Talkeetna. With more than 60
glaciers within 50 miles of downtown Anchorage, a salmon stream
in the heart of the city, six surrounding mountain ranges, 300 miles
of wilderness trails, Anchorage has a lot to offer. The Chugach
National Forest is within an hour’s drive of Anchorage and a drive
toward the forest means traveling along Turnagain Arm for an
opportunity of an occasional beluga whale cameo. Anchorage is Front lobby of the Chugach National Forest Supervisor’s Office.
home to the Chugach National Forest Supervisor’s Office.
Cordova Ranger District
TJ Holley
Cordova
Cordova is home to the Cordova Ranger District and is accessible
only by plane or boat, and is one of the ten most important
commercial fishing ports in Alaska. Located on the eastern side of
the Chugach National Forest, Cordova is a charming community of
more than 2,400 people. It is nestled between Prince William Sound
to the west and the wetlands of the Copper River Delta to the east.
Cordova was built as the terminus of the Copper River and
Northwestern Railway that brought copper ore from the Kennecott
Copper Mine to the north. After copper and gold mines closed
in the late thirties, Cordova’s main industry became commercial
fishing and fish processing. Today, “Copper River kings and reds”
are clamored for and acclaimed as some of the finest salmon
commercially available.
Eagle-eye view of Cordova.
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Girdwood
Ralph Radford
Just 30 minutes south of Anchorage, Girdwood is home to the
luxurious Alyeska Resort. There, you can expect dozens of fun
and entertaining festivals throughout the year and countless
options for outdoor adventure in the gorgeous surroundings.
Originally named Glacier City, Girdwood began as a supply
camp for gold miners at the turn of the century. After the 1964
earthquake dropped the coast along nearby Turnagain Arm 10
feet, the town relocated 2.5 miles up the valley to its present
location.
Today, Girdwood is a full-service community of 1,800 that
attracts skiers in the winter, hikers in the summer and artists
year-round. Alaskans and visitors alike are drawn to its
fine restaurants, wide range of accommodations, and local
culture.
Just south of Girdwood in Portage Valley, the Begich, Boggs
Visitor Center provides an opportunity to learn about the
Chugach National Forest through award-winning exhibits, Pack rafters on Spencer Lake, Glacier Ranger District.
educational presentations and the film Retreat and Renewal:
Stories from Alaska’s Chugach National Forest, and
interactive Ranger led programs. The center is open from
Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Girdwood Ranger District
Office is located in Girdwood.
Seward Ranger District
Seward
Irene Lindquist
Within its city limits, Seward has a population of about
2,600 people, with another 2,600 people living just beyond
city boundaries. Seward is home to fjords, marine wildlife,
icebergs, and crystal-blue waters. It is a progressive
community that enjoys a beautiful and scenic natural
Alaskan environment with numerous visitor attractions.
The town offers day cruises, kayaking, fishing, abundant
marine activities, and wildlife, and is the terminus for the
Alaska Railroad. One of the easiest ways to explore the
shores is from guided kayaking and canoeing tours.
Seward sits on the edge of Resurrection Bay, a deep fjord
carved out by a glacier thousands of years ago. High above
the town, almost 40 glaciers flow down from the Harding
Icefield in the Kenai Mountains. A stop in Seward can
combine road-accessible glacier views with day cruises,
glacial kayaking, or trekking. Seward is mile zero of the
Iditarod Trail - now called the Iditarod National Historic
A rainbow arches over the Seward Ranger District.
Trail. The Seward Ranger District Office is located on the
Kenai Lake just north of Seward.
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From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Chugach National
Forest staffs a small information site at Crooked Creek.
Informational exhibits and Forest Service guides help visitors
understand this fascinating area.
Alicia King
Begich, Boggs Visitor Center.
Begich, Boggs Visitor Center
Portage Valley
Crooked Creek Information Site.
The Begich, Boggs Visitor Center, located on the northern
shore of Portage Lake on a terminal moraine of Portage
Glacier, has state-of-the art exhibits and an award-winning Iditarod National Historic Trail
film to help visitors explore the climate, geography, people, Crossing Glacier and Seward Ranger Districts
and wildlife of the Chugach National Forest and Prince
William Sound. The Iditarod Trail is the only winter trail in the National Trails
System and the only Congressionally designated National
The Center is home to the Portage Valley Learning Center. Historic Trail in Alaska. The Iditarod National Historic Trail
This multi-purpose classroom addition to the visitor system is comprised of a 1,000-mile main trail between
center is used primarily for educational programs by the Seward and Nome, and an additional 1,400 miles of side/
conservation education staff, but the space can also provide connecting trails that link communities and historic sites or
opportunities for special events and other uses. provide parallel route.
Having a classroom in the natural setting of the Chugach Most of the historic Iditarod Trail is located on public
National Forest allows for a true conservation education lands managed by the State of Alaska or federal agencies
opportunity. Students have the ability to travel outdoors to (although some segments pass over private lands). No one
experience and learn about the forest firsthand. entity manages the entire historic trail - management is
guided by a cooperative plan adopted in the mid-1980s. The
Crooked Creek Information Site federal Bureau of Land Management coordinates cooperative
Valdez management of the trail and is the primary point of contact for
matters involving the entire trail.
Nestled at the head of Valdez Arm, the Crooked Creek
Information Site is poised between the marine world of
Prince William Sound and the forests of the mainland. The
site features spawning chum and pink salmon, abundant
waterfowl, and an occasional hungry black bear.
The Crooked Creek Information Site is a small, three-acre
site which harbors a waterfall and a clear water stream
where pink and chum salmon return each summer to spawn.
Occasionally, black bears can be observed feasting on the
returning fish. The first salmon generally appear in the
stream by mid-July and are present through October.
Across the Richardson Highway, the intertidal wetlands
of the Valdez “Duck Flats” provide staging habitat for a
variety of migrating birds and provide nesting habitat for
ducks and geese.
A section of the Iditarod National Historic Trail.
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Copper River Delta
Charles Lovely
Cordova Ranger District
Nestled between Prince William Sound to the west and the
Bering Glacier to the east, the Copper River Delta is the
largest continuous wetland on the Pacific Coast of North
America.
Much of the wetland ecosystem is public land, managed by
the Chugach National Forest. Recognizing the significance
of the Copper River Delta to the fish and wildlife resources
of Alaska, the 1980 Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA) stipulated that the delta be
managed primarily for the “conservation of fish and wildlife
and their habitats.” The richness of the bird populations
makes the delta a focal point for the annual Copper River
Delta Shorebird Festival held each spring during the height
of the shorebird migration. In 1990, the Copper River
Delta was designated as a Hemispheric Site in the Western Aerial view of the Copper River Delta.
Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.
Russian River
Ron Neibrugge
Seward Ranger District
Located on the very western boundary of the Chugach
National Forest on the Kenai Peninsula, the Russian
River supports the largest recreational sport fishery in
the world.
The summer sockeye (red) salmon runs are the ones
that draw the famous crowds. With a season that starts
in early August and continues into late September, and
is an opportunity to catch the “big one” (coho or silvers
average between 10-12 lbs.) without all the crowds of
summer.
There is also fall hiking on the Russian Lakes trail
or camping at the Russian River and Quartz Creek
Sportfishing on the Russian River. campgrounds.
Alicia King
Whittier Tunnel
Gateway to Prince William Sound
Formally named, Anton Anderson Tunnel, the Whittier
Tunnel is the only way by land to reach Whittier which is by
far the most visited gateway to the mesmerizing Chugach
National Forest wilderness of Prince William Sound. Just
past the entrance of the tunnel to Whittier, is the trailhead for
Portage Pass Trail (a segment of the longer Iditarod National
Historic Trail.) The two-mile trail, with 750 feet elevation
gain, is a good day hike and supplies spectacular views of
Portage Lake and Portage Glacier.
Whittier Tunnel entrance.
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Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound is located in
the heart of the Chugach National
Forest. Over two million acres in
size, it encompasses over 3,500
miles of shoreline. In 1980, Congress
designated 2.1 million acres of the
Chugach National Forest surrounding
western Prince William Sound as the
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness
Study Area. The snowcapped Chugach
Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop
to this marine world of green forests
and blue ice. Home to the massive
Columbia Glacier, Prince William
Sound has the highest concentration of
tidewater glaciers (glaciers that end in
the sea) in North America. Sheep Bay
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• Approximately 16.8 million acres.
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• Larger than 10 U.S. states (individually, not combined), including West
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• Home to the country’s largest silver mine, Greens Creek, which produced
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• Produces 75 percent of the commercial salmon harvested from Southeast
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• 6.6 million acres is Congressionally designated Wilderness.
• Approximately 2,000 miles of road is open to public use (3,600 miles total).
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