Programs & Education 29 Aug 2025 Coastal Connections Camp Reflections This summer, the Alaska Sea Grant partnered with Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTA NHA) and the Ocean Alaska Science... Kelvin Doyle
Alaska Outdoor School, Programs & Education 05 Aug 2024 (Outdoor) School’s Out for Summer! It’s hard to believe, but this spring marked the third session of Outdoor School in Portage, and the first session with schools returning... maree
Education Updates 22 Oct 2023 Story Time with Fish Hi everybody! For those who I have not gotten the chance to meet, I’m Josh or “Fish” as the 5th graders call me. Everybody who participates in our 3-day Outdoor… Rachel Blakeslee
Education Updates, News, Programs & Education, SnowSchool 14 Feb 2023 KMTA SnowSchool’s Mid-Winter Update Mid-Winter Update From KMTA's SnowSchool... Hello, and happy winter! KMTA Education Programs Manager Sarah Schuh here with a mid-winter update on our education programming in the Heritage Area. This year… Karen Lewis
Education Updates 24 Jan 2023 Winter Break Programs Get Kids Outside Across the KMTA! What’s better than playing outside? Playing outside with friends! This year, KMTA held a series of day programs for K-12 kids throughout the Heritage Area over winter break that included… Karen Lewis
Fresh Air Fridays 06 Dec 2022 Fresh Air Friday – Winter Break Edition KMTA will be providing a series of programs throughout the Heritage Area. We will do a variety of weather-dependent indoor and outdoor activities which could include: Snow bowling Snölykta building… Karen Lewis
Education Updates, Fresh Air Fridays 21 Nov 2022 Next Fresh Air Friday on November 25th! Opt Outside with KMTA this year! Fresh Air Fridays are in-service day youth programs from the Kenai Mountains - Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area. Who: Kids ages 8-12. What: Join… Karen Lewis
Education Updates, Fresh Air Fridays Aerial View of the Resort Town of Girdwood, Alaska at Sunset 07 Nov 2022 Fresh Air Friday in Girdwood! *POSTPONED* The Girdwood Fresh Air Friday is postponed - stay tuned for details! Fresh Air Fridays are in-service day youth programs from the Kenai Mountains - Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area.… Karen Lewis
Education Updates, Fresh Air Fridays 25 Oct 2022 Introducing Fresh Air Fridays! Fresh Air Fridays are in-service day youth programs from the Kenai Mountains - Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area. Come explore with Snowshoe for the first Fresh Air Friday of the… Karen Lewis
Alaska Outdoor School, Education Updates 03 Oct 2022 Anchorage Outdoor School is now Alaska Outdoor School: Education Through Adventure! Here in the KMTA NHA, signs of fall are everywhere- yellow leaves, the return of the starry night sky, and a transportation corridor growing quiet as the peak tourist season… Karen Lewis
Anchorage Outdoor School, Education Updates 25 May 2022 Anchorage Outdoor School Spring Debut is a Success! Anchorage Outdoor School in Spring Anchorage Outdoor School (AOS) was in full swing this spring, with over 350 students from Eagle River to Girdwood spending two full school days outside… Karen Lewis No Comments
Grant Projects, Grants, History, Iditarod, KMTA Communities, Programs & Education Max Romey watches as the sun begins to set in Seward, sharing a glimpse of the watercolor scene he just created. 18 Jan 2022 Trailbound Alaska Documentary Showcases the Historic Iditarod Trail “Trailbound Alaska”, a KMTA grant funded film is finally ready to debut at the Bear Tooth this spring. The documentary is the brainchild of filmmaker Max Romey. In the summer… Karen Lewis No Comments
Anchorage Outdoor School, Education Updates 05 Dec 2021 Anchorage Outdoor School’s 100 Things To Do Before You’re 12! 100 Things To Do Before You're 12... At Outdoor School, we’re all about having fun outside. And we won’t let that fun end when Outdoor School is over! To help… Karen Lewis No Comments
Anchorage Outdoor School, Education Updates, Programs & Education 17 Nov 2021 Anchorage Outdoor School Finally Gets A Start! We welcome you to Outdoor School We’re mighty glad you’re here We’ll send the air reverberating with a mighty cheer! We’ll sing you in We’ll sing you out To you… Karen Lewis No Comments
Birding, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Portage, Programs & Education A flock of geese fly over the gazebo at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center 24 Sep 2020 Do You Like Birding? Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is the Place to Go! By Duane Magoon and Lily Grbavach The southbound fall migration of our winged, feathered friends has begun. Thousands of birds pass through Turnagain Arm and Portage Valley on their… Karen Lewis No Comments
Grant Projects, Grants, History, Iditarod, KMTA Communities, Programs & Education Max Romey watches as the sun begins to set in Seward, sharing a glimpse of the watercolor scene he just created. 03 Sep 2020 Trailbound Alaska Sets Off to Retrace the Iditarod National Historic Trail This summer, Trailbound Alaska, a grassroots film project, set off to retrace the Iditarod National Historic Trail with a pair of running shoes and a sketchbook. Trailbound Alaska’s first short… Karen Lewis No Comments
Biking, Bird, Girdwood, Grant Projects, Grants, Hiking, Programs & Education, Turnagain Arm 09 Jul 2020 Check Out Alaska State Parks Video about the Bird to Gird Bike Trail! The Alaska State Parks was awarded a KMTA grant of $14,207 in the spring of 2019 to create a trail guide video and the result is fantastic! Want to receive… Karen Lewis No Comments
Cooper Landing, Grant Projects, Grants, History, Programs & Education 15 Jun 2019 Cooper Landing Youth Discover the Past As a child Kristine Route used to climb on each of her grandmothers’ laps and ask them to tell her stories. “I used to listen intently to everything they had… Karen Lewis
