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National Wildlife Refuge System Visits Camp Fire Alaska

National Wildlife Refuge System Visits Camp Fire Alaksa

    Thinking About Nearby Wildlife  “What could it mean if we spot moose and wolf tracks in the same area?” asked Helen Strackeljahn of the National Wildlife Refuge System during her visit to Camp Fire Alaska. Briefly, the room… Read More >

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Rewind 2024

Rewind 2024 - Camp Fire's top 12 moments of 2024 | Camp Fire Alaska | Graphic featuring a young girl in braids walking to a natural lake. Another child already plays in the water in an inflatable tube. In the distance, mountains can be seen.

  Click here or the image below to view the 2024 Rewind now!     Did you enjoy our Rewind 2024? Check out our other recent blog posts, “Storytelling Through the Camera Lens” and December’s “Staff Spotlight 2024” entry! In… Read More >

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Storytelling Through the Camera Lens

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One of Camp Fire Alaska’s goals this year was to increase the quality of our storytelling content through well-captured images. To accomplish this, we hired Nicole Richmond, a professional photographer with years of experience capturing single and group portraits. Throughout… Read More >

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Alaska Native Cultural Celebration

Alaska Native heritage is foundational in telling our state’s history; it gives examples of pure ingenuity and resiliency.

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2024-25 Back to School Highlights

With the 2024-25 school year now in full swing, we have some highlights to share about our School Age Program. OPERATIONAL CHANGES Starting this year, Camp Fire Alaska began only offering extended afterschool programs operating from 2:30 PM – 6:00… Read More >

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Camp Fire Alaska’s Back to School Social 2024

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2023 Rural Report

We’re excited to share the news that our 2023 Rural Report is completed and ready to be shared! Please join us in exploring and commemorating the achievements of our Rural Alaska Program this year.

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The Camp Fire Alaska main office operates on the ancestral land of the Dena’ina people. Camp Fire Alaska runs programing on the lands of the Athabascan, Yup’ik, Chup’ik, Sougpiaq, and Inupiaq peoples. We value and thank them for their current and historic commitment to and protection of this land. We pledge to assist, in partnership, in the environmental stewardship of these lands. We strive to learn more about the history of the Native peoples of Alaska and the historic trauma they have suffered. We commit to being an active ally through activities, actions, and organizational decisions and practices. We understand that this is a dynamic process through which our Land Acknowledgement practices, and statement will evolve as we receive feedback from tribal partners and acquire a deeper understanding of and from the Native peoples of Alaska..  (v2)