Tougher in Alaska, CGPS Edition

On Sunday, June 21, a team of eight CGPS students and two chaperones will join a crew from Island Trails network for a three-week project on Alaska's Kodiak Island. We're making the trip as environmental stewards; we'll be doing trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and beach debris cleanup. While it's the biggest state in the nation, it's hard to describe the size of Alaska, so this image might help. Alaska is bigger than Texas, California, and Montana -- combined -- and it's also bigger than the 22 smallest states, combined. The state of New York would fit within Alaska's (land) borders 12 times over.

Kodiak Island is the second largest island by area in the United States (behind Hawaii's Big Island), and it's bigger than both Rhode Island and Delaware. Follow the links at right for some information about the island itself, the village of Kodiak, and Island Trails Network. Here's a map of the island; you can zoom in or out, move left or right, or click the `View Larger Map' link (beneath the map) to really explore. Feel free to follow our progress, and don't hesitate to leave comments. We'll be gone until July 10, and we'll post project information and updates, photos, and maybe even a video or two.

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