Programs

Major Marine Tours

Affiliated Organization:  Chugach National Forest

Affiliated Organization Contact

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

Interpreter from CNF-GRD staff the Kenai Star and the Fairweather Express II, vessels that travel on Prince William Sound from Whittier, AK to view a variety of glaciers and wildlife. This provides an opportunity for the public to gain comprehensive understanding of the CNF which is the landscape throughout which they are sailing. Likewise, it allows the staff of the vessels to focus on the operation of the ship & to focus on the safety and comfort of their passengers. These tours are 4-5 hours

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 Evaluation

None

Partners

Major Marine Tours