Alaska

Valdez Museum Celebrates 50 year Anniversary of New Valdez

Valdez Museum Celebrates 50 year Anniversary of New Valdez

Valdez, Alaska, September 12, 2017 – On March 27, 1964, Alaska experienced the largest-ever recorded earthquake in North America. Known as the Good Friday Earthquake, this event caused an underwater landslide that washed away the waterfront area of Valdez and resulted in the loss of 32 lives. As a result […]

Prince William Sound RCAC board to meet in Whittier

Prince William Sound RCAC board to meet in Whittier

Prince William Sound RCAC board to meet in Whittier Council sponsoring free community events in conjunction with the meeting The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council will hold a board meeting in Whittier on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 14-15, 2017. The meeting will be located at the Inn at […]

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2nd annual Confluence: Summit on the Outdoors 09/22/17 in Valdez

FROM LEVITATION 49 WEB SITE- LINK BELOW What is Confluence: The mission of Confluence is to connect and cultivate leaders in Alaska’s outdoor recreation industry in order to create a more unified and impactful voice promoting and expanding the state’s outdoor recreation industry and, in turn, improve state and local […]

Putting the Fun in Fungus: Cordova Festival Celebrates Mushrooms & Salmon

Putting the Fun in Fungus: Cordova Festival Celebrates Mushrooms & Salmon

Press Release; Cordova Chamber of Commerce Guided Forest Forays, Fiber Workshops, and Gourmet Copper River Salmon Feast Scheduled September 1st-3rd CORDOVA, ALASKA. AUGUST 7, 2017 – While Cordova’s fishing fleet is out gathering nets full of Copper River Salmon, its land-based foragers are hunting wild berries, yellow-footed chanterelles and king […]

Governor Walker Signs Bills Protecting Vulerable Adults

Governor Walker Signs Bills Protecting Vulerable Adults

Governor Walker Signs Bills Protecting Vulerable Adults and Modernizing Asset Protection Laws SB 83 aligns state with Older Americans Act; HB 108 updates fiduciary laws to include digital property   August 2, 2017 ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker today signed two pieces of legislation to update laws designed to protect Alaskans and […]

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DOT Signs Memo of Agreement with Friends of Fox Spring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2017 CONTACT: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, Meadow.Bailey@alaska.gov Potential Government Shutdown Effects on ADOT&PF Services (JUNEAU, Alaska) – This week the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) and the Friends of Fox Spring signed a memorandum of agreement that outlines maintenance and funding responsibilities […]