Iditarod NHT 2017 Highlights

Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance (IHTA)

OUTREACH

  • Education — IHTA’s seventh class of Iditarod Trail to Every Classroom (iTREC!) teachers completed their yearlong place-based service learning professional development program that connects youth and communities along the trail, promoting resource stewardship, recreation, and community engagement. Since 2010, iTREC! has trained 108 teachers who now effectively reach over 9,000 K-12 students in 12 rural and urban communities along the INHT.
  • Programs — Participated in outreach events throughout the year, including National Trails Day, Public Lands Day, Winter Trails Day, Iditazoo, and the Iditarod Dog Sled Race.

PROTECTION

  • Rerouting — Funded a Student Conservation Association trail crew to work with Chugach State Park to reroute a section of the Crow Pass Trail, a premier segment of the INHT, at the river crossing where the trail is badly eroded and suffering from heavy use and campsite damage. This work is a critical component of a larger effort to improve the trail, make it safer for hikers, and develop a stewardship plan for the Crow Pass Trail.

CAPACITY

  • Membership — Offered a low-cost school membership to stay connected with iTREC! alumni and participating schools.

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