Programs
Begich, Boggs Visitor Services
Affiliated Organization: Chugach National Forest
Affiliated Organization Contact
- Chugach National Forest
161 East 1st Avenue, Door 8
Anchorage, Alaska 99508 - http://www.fs.usda.gov/chugach/
- (907) 754-2311
- (907) 743-9476
Program Contact
- Nicholas Racine
- (907) 754-2311
Program Type
- Activity Guide
- Calendar
- Classroom Visits
- Curriculum-based Programs
- Demonstrations
- Environmental Monitoring
- Field Trip
- How to Manual
- Internet Activity
- Interpretation
- Lesson Plan/Activities
- Map
- Poster Brochure
- Presentation
- Residential and/or Camp
- Resource Guide/Catalogue
- Service-Learning
- Supplemental Curriculum
- Traveling Trunks
Description
The Begich, Boggs Visotr Center in Portage Valley, AK, operated May 25th-Sept 16th 2013. We offer interactive exhibits, a 20 min film called "Retreat and Renewal, Stories from Alaska's Chugach National Forest,' and ranger-led guided hikes offered periodically. A portion of the BBVC is open to the public free of charge; however a recreation fee is required for access to the film and exhibits. Educational waivers are granted for shcool field trips and summer camps.
Subjects
- Alaska Ecology
- Archeology
- Arts
- Biology
- Climate Change
- Employability
- English/Language Arts
- Environmental Education
- Forest Service
- Geography
- Geology
- Health
- History
- Invasive Species
- Math
- Paleontology
- Recycling
- Social Studies
- STEM
- Sustainability
- Technology
- Wilderness
- Wildlife
- Wildlife Safety
- World Languages
Audience
- K-12
- Elementary
- Junior High/Middle School
- High School
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Teachers/Educators
- Adults
- Public
Region
- Southcentral
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Interior
- Arctic Slope
City/Town/Village
Anchorage
Indoor/Outdoor/Both
- Indoor
- Outdoor
- Both
Pay to Participate
- Yes
- No
Program Funding
Forest Service
Program Evaluation
None
Partners
Alaska Geographic Association