Per Parks and Rec 12/21: “Skyline is officially open! Get outside and enjoy some cross-country skiing! Marcie will be grooming the following locations today; Meyring, Dog Park, In-town Bike Path, Dock Point and the Ski-only trails in Mineral Creek Canyon.” Advertisement Winter trails maps are available in hard-copy at […]
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Alaska Moves Forward With B. C. to Protect Transboundary Rivers Environment
October 6, 2016 ANCHORAGE– Building on the cooperative relationship between Alaska and British Columbia, Alaska Lt. Governor Byron Mallott and British Columbia Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett and British Columbia Minister of Environment Mary Polak today signed a Statement of Cooperation on the Protection of Transboundary […]
Subsistence Resource Commission To Meet 10/11-10/12
Copper Center, AK – The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission will meet at the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Visitor Center in Copper Center (Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway) on Tuesday, October 11, and Wednesday, October 12, 2016, to consider a range of issues related to subsistence hunting […]
Levitation 49 September Trail Day is Saturday 9/24
Advertisement Levitation 49 is hosting it’s September Volunteer Trail Day this Saturday the 24th. From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm we will be improving the first mile of the Shoup Bay trail starting at the Valdez Trail Head and working to the ocean. Lunch will be provided at the […]
RCAC board to meet in Cordova September 15 and 16
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (Council) will hold a board meeting in Cordova on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 15-16, 2016. The meeting will be held at the Little Chapel located at 905 Lake Avenue. The tentative schedule is for the Thursday session to run from 9:00 a.m. […]
Levitation 49 Survey
Take the Trails Planning Survey. Levitation 49 has partnered with the National Park Service Rivers Trails Conservation Assistance program to undertake creating a master trail/rec plan for Valdez from the the City to 50-mile (Billy Mitchell) on the Richardson Highway. Levitation 49 seeks your input as we begin this community-driven master […]
Wrangell-St. Elias Backcountry Stewardship Planning July 1st
Advertisement Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is beginning work on a backcountry and wilderness stewardship planning effort for this summer. The planning will begin with a series of public open house meetings to discuss the scope of the plan, anticipated management challenges, the planning process, and to solicit public […]
Girl Scout Day Camp at Glacier Campground 6/22 through 6/25
The Girl Scouts of Alaska have sent two camp counselors to sponsor a day camp for Valdez girls THIS Monday-Thursday. The day camp is open to ALL girls in Valdez. I guess due to the fire in the Valley they had to cancel the camps up there…so lucky for us! […]
Levitation 49 Clearing Trail in Thompson Pass on Sunday
It’s time to bring the bike/hike trail along the old highway on the pass back to life. Join us this Sunday the 21st at Blueberry Lake from 10:00am to 5:00pm as we slay alders from the Campground to the Road Run Pickup point on the old highway trail that runs […]
Valdez Has a New Non-Profit. Meet Levitation 49
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – If you’re interested in outdoor sports in Valdez, you probably already know Nick Weicht and Lee Hart and how excited they both are by the potential of the Valdez area and all the great places it has for outdoor recreation. Together they […]