Cooper Landing Trails Meeting
Please join us at Sunrise Inn on Monday, December 2nd at 6:00pm.
We are looking for volunteers to help with grant planning and administration, trail maintenance, and preparations for winter snow grooming.
Chugach National Forest Firewood Information
FOREST SERVICE FREE USE FIREWOOD CUTTING AREA
Avalanche Acres Wood Deck
Firewood cutting area opens
A free use permit is required to remove wood from the area
This deck is located along Hannisford RD down the power line
– Open from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. starting 11/27/2024
– Will close when sufficient snow fall or when District Ranger decides to close due to bad weather
Permits may be obtained at the following locations
Seward Ranger District
Seward Ranger District Office (Mile 23.5 Seward Hwy, Moose Pass)
– Please Call the District Office to make an appointment to obtain a permit (907) 288-3178
– Hours of operation for the office are 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 – 4 p.m.
Glacier Ranger District
Glacier Ranger District Office (145 Forest Station Rd in Girdwood)
– Hours of operation for the office are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
After Thanksgiving Community Potluck!
Bring your favorite leftovers (or a new dish!) and share a meal with friends at the next community potluck! Tuesday, December 3rd at 6PM. See you there!
Announcement: Cooper Landing Slash Burn Scheduled
ANNOUNCEMENT
Slash Pile Burn Planned:
Cooper Landing Community Slash Disposal Site
On Snug Harbor Road
A slash pile burn is scheduled to occur at the Cooper Landing Community Slash Disposal Site. The operation is tentatively scheduled to start on Friday November 29th and will continue for several days, weather permitting. The public is advised that there will be smoke in the air from this activity. The site will be closed to the public during this time.
The goal of this work is to maintain the site and create space for continued community slash disposal. The slash disposal site is to assist property owners in their efforts to remove flammable vegetation around their improvements, commonly referred to as “Firewise” efforts.
Community members have been active in removing beetle kill, removing lower branches on live trees, thinning dense vegetation, and creating clear spaces near buildings and driveways. These materials are encouraged to be brought to the slash disposal site once the site reopens. The community slash disposal site is within the Kenai Peninsula Borough Snug Harbor Materials Site.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough, with assistance from the State of Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, and also assistance from the US Forest Service, has contracted with Evergreen Alaska to conduct the burn operation and return the site to a continued operational condition by early December.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Land Management Division thanks the community for its responsible use and stewardship of the site, bringing in only woody materials free of metals, plastics, concrete and other trash.
More information on Firewise Practices can be found at: https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/wildfire/firewise-usa
For questions contact Marcus Mueller, KPB Land Management Agent at mmueller@kpb.us or 907-714-2204
Seward Holiday Arts and Craft Fair
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