Wrangell was one of twenty communities to win Dryer’s Fruit Bars’ “Community Take Root” contest last year. The program gives trees to communities through a non-profit known as the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. Wrangell will receive more than 30 trees and plant its first community orchard. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren talks with “Community Take Root” Organizer Rico Montenegro about the program.
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The Sitka based U.S. Coast Guard ‘Cutter Maple’ recently made a stop in Wrangell to meet with master carver Wayne Price, and pick up two red cedar trees that Price will use to create a memorial totem pole later this month in Sitka. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren has more.
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On Monday, August 29th members of the Wrangell Cooperative Association, master carvers, and Tlingit elders gathered at Chief Shakes Island to bless the totem poles before restoration work begins. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren has more on the ceremony and what's next for the project.
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On Friday a piece of Wrangell’s history was welcomed home. Wrangell’s Cooperative Association threw a parade to celebrate the return of a totem pole created by the late Master Carver Tom Ukas. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren was at the parade and has this report…
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The first-ever Alaska Bearfest kicked off this week. In Wrangell, you can't talk about bears without mentioning the Anan Bear Observatory. The Observatory is one of the Wrangell Ranger District's biggest attractions. KSTK's Tony Gorman went down to Anan last week and filed this report.
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