Welcome to a page for kids, parents, teachers, partners, and anyone who wants to learn more about the Chugach Children’s Forest. Read about our programs and expeditions, and see photos and videos from previous trips and expeditions.
Youth-Produced Media from 2014 Expeditions!
Check out these youth-produced videos from this past summer's Chugach Children's Forest Expeditions! This video (produced by expedition documentarian, Molly Schouweiler) shares with us the experiences of three teens on a Habitat Restoration Kayak Expedition. Isabel, Virnessa, and Bryana participated in one of the three kayaking expeditions in Prince William Sound this summer. On the trip, the … [Read more...]
CCF Joins StreamWatch in Cleaning Up the Kenai River
An enthusiastic group of Chugach Children's Forest Stewardship Expedition alumni spent their Saturday (with an early 7:30am start!) picking up trash along the Kenai River with StreamWatch as part of the annual Kenai River Clean Up. StreamWatch is a program coordinated by the Kenai Watershed Forum and the Chugach National Forest that promotes conservation of the Kenai and Russian Rivers through … [Read more...]
Chugach Children’s Forest Stories Join Wilderness Broadcast
2014: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Alaska-Style Reporting from the Wild: YOUTH-PRODUCED STORIES Click on the image to listen to Aviva Hirsh and Nikki Navio's stories from the Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area in Prince William Sound. There, they interviewed teens from around the Sound busy with learning to kayak, camp outdoors, and take care of this … [Read more...]
Celebrating Wild: Alaska Wilderness Stories
Press Release: Alaska Wilderness Stories Hit the Airways in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act August 28, 2014 (Anchorage, AK) September 3rd, 2014, marks the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, resulting in the designation of nearly 60 million acres of Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas across Alaska. In celebration, Alaska Geographic, the congressionally-designated … [Read more...]
PHOTOESSAY: Kayak-based Habitat Restoration Expeditions
The first flock of youth kayakers from the Habitat Restoration program has returned from their adventures in the Nellie Juan - College Fiord Wilderness Study Area in Prince William Sound. Paddling alongside was photographer Frederick Norrsell who submitted these images of a fantastic week spent learning, working, and playing in this glacier-dominated landscape, and former youth … [Read more...]
Re-cap! Babkin Marine Stewardship Expedition 2014
This June, nine middle school students from across Alaska spent eight days aboard the Babkin Marine Research Vessel in Prince William Sound. The students engaged in hands-on learning about a range of topics including oceanography, plant ecology, fisheries and issues facing the Sound such as lingering oil from the Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill and coastal accumulation of marine debris. Three trip leaders … [Read more...]
News Release: Summer Youth Expeditions Launch!
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Sarah Warnock | Communications Director | Alaska Geographic |(907) 771-8490 | swarnock@alaskageographic.org Sara Boario | Public Affairs Staff Officer | Chugach National Forest (907) 743-9444 | sboario@fs.fed.us Twitter: @ChugachCF | Chugach Children’s Forest Chugach Children’s Forest Launches Summer Youth Expedition Series Alaskan youth from … [Read more...]
Listen in: Youth Media Celebrates Wilderness 50
Did you know Alaska is home to the country's largest wilderness area? The Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness is the largest one with over 9 million acres! Also located in Alaska is the largest area of unbroken wilderness land. The Noatak and Gates of the Arctic Wildernesses combine to spread across almost 13 million acres! In fact, 52% of all of our country's designated wilderness area is located in … [Read more...]
Chugach Children’s Forest 2013 Annual Report
Read up on the Chugach Children's Forest accomplishments from the past year in the 2013 Annual Report! Click here: CCF Annual Report - 2013 … [Read more...]
Children’s Forest’s HQ at Alaska Geographic packing up for a move!
Children's Forest's HQ at Alaska Geographic packing up for a move! We're packing up the packs and boxing up the books, getting ready for next week's move to our new location in Anchorage's up-and-coming Ship Creek District! It's a great location - close to downtown, right on a beautiful river of salmon, and next door to the USFS offices. The whole Alaska Geogrpahic Central office - retail, … [Read more...]