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Outer Point Trail to become ADA compliant

...organized with the help of SAGA, ORCA, the City and Borough of Juneau, the U.S. Forest Service and the Division of Alaska State Parks.? Contact Outdoors Editor Abby Lowell at abby.lowell@juneauempire.com.

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-31/outer-point-trail-become-ada-complia
Outdoors
Poems by Wall and Hayes to be installed in Totem Bight park

...writing career," she said.The Poems in Place project is a collaboration between Alaska Center for the Book, Alaska State Parks, and a committee of writers and other Alaskans. The first installation, spearheaded by Homer writer Wendy Erd...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-06-06/poems-wall-and-hayes-be-installed-totem-b
Art
Historic house proposed as lodging for lt. gov

...The state is already paying to heat the home at a cost of about $10,000 a year, according to the director of Alaska state parks, Ben Ellis. Egan said it makes sense to get more use out of the house, particularly during the winter when it's...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-13/historic-house-proposed-lodging-lt-gov
State
Senate committee advances amended permitting bill

...unveiled Monday, would allow for a feasibility study for a hydroelectric project at Chikuminuk Lake within a southwest Alaska state park. It includes language similar to a bill earlier proposed by Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage.A 2002 management...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-04-09/senate-committee-advances-amended-permi
State
Free guided hikes Jan. 1 in parks in all 50 states

...Historical Park, a former gold mining site, according to Bill Kiger, interpretation and education manager for Alaska State Parks."We want to start the year off right to help people with their New Year's resolutions," Kiger said. "This...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-12-21/free-guided-hikes-jan-1-parks-all-50
Outdoors
New regulations implemented for Hatcher Pass Management Area

...550 West 7th Ave, in Anchorage. Current snowmobile opening information is posted on the Snow Reports link on the Alaska State Parks website at http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks.To ask about the new regulations, contact Park Superintendent...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-01-18/new-regulations-implemented-hatcher-
Outdoors
Poems of place sought for Alaska's State Parks

...containing original Alaskan poetry in seven regions of the Alaska State Park system. The first phase of Poems in Place is now...collaboration between Alaska Center for the Book, Alaska State Parks, a committee of poets and writers and other residents...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-01-31/poems-place-sought-alaskas-state-parks
Art
Officials spreading avalanche safety tips

...awareness."You gotta have your head in the game," advised avalanche expert Blaine Smith, a trails planner for Alaska State Parks.A former mountain guide, Smith stopped by the Eagle River Nature Center on Dec. 9 to give a seminar on avalanche...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-12-24/officials-spreading-avalanche-safety-ti
Local
Photo: Historically correct dining

Alaska State Parks volunteers Jerry Landry, left, and William Ragan clean up after a State Parks luncheon at The House of Wickersham on Wednesday...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-08-02/photo-historically-correct-dining
Local
Former Juneau resident named superintendent for Kenai/Prince William Sound state parks

Long-time Alaska State Parks employee Jack Blackwell has been appointed Superintendent for the Kenai/Prince William Sound Area state parks. According to...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-09-28/former-juneau-resident-named-superin
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