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  Chugach Mountains on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rugged, with forested lower slopes (the southern slope is a national forest) and glacier-covered summits, the Chugach are a barrier for movement inland from the coast.
ATV (all terrain vehicle) at Thompson Pass (elevation 2678ft) in the Chugach Mountains on the Richardson Highway.
The Chugach Mountains wreathed in cloud are reflected in the water.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/ChugachM1.asp   (494 words)

  
 Chugach Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America.
The mountains are protected in the Chugach State Park and the Chugach National Forest.
The name "Chugach" is from the Eskimo tribal name Chugachmiut recorded by the Russians and written by them "Chugatz" and "Tchougatskoi"; in 1898 Capt. W.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chugach_Mountains   (246 words)

  
 Chugach School District - Voyage to Excellence
The Chugach School District Office is based in Anchorage, Alaska.
Chugach's 214 students are scattered throughout 22,000 square miles of mostly isolated and remote areas of South Central Alaska.
Half (50%) of the students in the Chugach School District are minorities (Alaska Natives).
www.chugachschools.com   (129 words)

  
 Chugach Alaska Corporation - Services
Chugach has established itself as a service contractor with a reliable reputation for providing capable and efficient facilities operation and maintenance services.
Chugach's success is based on an integrated management strategy and the commitment of exceptionally skilled employees who remain diligently focused on customer satisfaction.
Chugach, in conjunction with its business partners, has the ability to design complete systems and to acquire and install all the hardware and software necessary to provide the customer with a turnkey solution.
www.chugach-ak.com /business/services.html   (917 words)

  
 Chugach Electric Association Home Page
Chugach Electric Association is looking for members interested in serving on its 2006 Bylaws, Election and Nominating committees.
Chugach Electric may have a check for you
This is a notice of unclaimed capital credits for members of record of Chugach Electric Association, Inc., in 1985.
www.chugachelectric.com   (133 words)

  
 Press release: Chugach Electric Adopts Cyco AutoManager Meridian
Chugach Electric Association, based in Anchorage, AK, is the largest electric utility in Alaska.
Dale Steeby, Manager of CAD and Document Control Services at Chugach, said, "We are elated with the efficiency gained with Cyco AutoManager Meridian and especially with the fact that everything you could possibly need to know about a specific drawing or group of drawings is available in a single location.
Chugach is the largest electric utility in Alaska, providing power for Alaskans throughout the Railbelt through retail, wholesale and economy energy sales.
www.cyco.com /Homepage/Home.nsf/DBUI/4BFC77E9375C53A6C1256EBA00559F46   (662 words)

  
 The Chugach National Forest — Akrain.org
Encompassing the Kenai Peninsula, Prince William Sound, and the Copper River Delta, the 5.6 million-acre Chugach (pronounced "Chew Gatch") is the second largest national forest in the country.
The Chugach National Forest is the northern-most temperate rainforest in the nation and one of the world's last remaining intact rainforests.
The Chugach National Forest is comprised of thick, old-growth rainforest, spectacular tidewater glaciers, and some of the richest salmon spawning habitat on the planet (including the world famous Kenai and Copper River Watersheds).
www.akrain.org /rainforest/chugach   (340 words)

  
 Chugach Mountain Range   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Chugach Range stretches for 300 miles between the Copper River to the east and all the way to Whittier to the west.
This coastal range intercepts moisture from the Gulf of Alaska and as a result, spawns a wealth of glaciers born of heavy wet snows.
Wrangell St. Elias encompasses the eastern portion of the entire range, most of which is administered by the Chugach National Forest.
www.nps.gov /wrst/virtualtour/chugachmtns.htm   (80 words)

  
 Prince William Sound Natural History - Glaciers, Geology, Biology, wild flowers, birds, mammals, native peoples of ...
Prince William Sound with its 3,000 miles of shoreline is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains to the east, west and north.
In fact, in the higher elevations of the Chugach Mountains it is not uncommon for snow to fall twelve months of the year.
Chugach Alaska obtained Growler Island from the Chugach National Forest as part of the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act.
www.alaska.net /~awss/pws.html   (6549 words)

  
 Turnagain Arm Trail in Chugach State Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The trail is a favorite "first hike of the year" for many because it is on a south-facing slope and is clear of snow early in the spring.
Precipitation and winter temperatures are higher along Turnagain Arm than in other parts of Chugach State Park due to the warm marine air.
Chugach State Park Headquarters is in the house.
www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/units/chugach/turnagan.htm   (994 words)

  
 Chugach National Forest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Chugach National Forest responsibly manages its area of the public's land by striving to maintain the biological integrity and diverity of the Forest lands and resources.
The Chugach National Forest manages for a spectrum of quality recreational experiences, and incorporate principles of universal accessibility in both facilities and programs, ensuring that both the able-bodied and those with a disability can be a part of the drama and mystery of the Forest.
Whether you choose to follow one of the Chugach's unequalled "rivers to adventure" in a kayak or raft, or lounge in the lap of luxury onboard a cruise ship or tour boat in Prince William Sound, the waters of the Chugach are among its most treasured resources.
www.alaskan.com /alaska_parks/chugach.htm   (1428 words)

  
 Chugach Resources - Chugach School District - Voyage to Excellence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Along with servicing their students and all stakeholders, the staff at Chugach School have developed numerous tools for outlining a standards-based model, getting down to the "nuts and bolts" of how to implement and share this model.
Chugach School District was awarded the Baldrige Award for Excellence on December 4, 2001.
Chugach School District has presented in more than 200 places nationwide on their projects-based system.
anc.csd.schoolaccess.net /chugach_resources   (502 words)

  
 MEA files formal complaint over Chugach Electric refusal to refinance debt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chugach’s board and senior management have asserted they would need to raise rates to refinance the bonds at the more favorable rates now available.
Chugach could achieve even greater interest savings — an additional $37.6 million for a total of more than $105 million — by shortening the maturity of the debt used to refinance the bonds, MEA’s complaint says.
Chugach won APUC approval in late 1997 to accelerate the depreciation of its generation plant, arguing that the plant’s useful life was less than believed in 1991, when Chugach issued the bonds.
www.matanuska.com /News98.html   (648 words)

  
 Cheaper Than Chugach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chugach acknowledged this in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying: “Our customers are primarily urban and suburban.
Chugach launched its efforts to take over MEA with a faxed letter to MEA’s board president, followed minutes later with a media blitz.
During its 1994 takeover campaign, Chugach proposed reducing the rates of MEA customers to the level of its own customers, claiming that most MEA residential and small commercial customers paid as much as 17 percent more for electricity.
www.matanuska.com /news/news0208s03.html   (671 words)

  
 Chugach State Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Chugach foothills are a beacon for changing weather and resident wildlife have been known to wander into town.
And those of you who are visiting are able to discover Chugach State Park and take home memories of high alpine wildflowers, browsing moose, soaring eagles, roaring glacier-fed rivers, the howl of a wolf, unrivaled mountainous vistas, clearwater streams dancing through a mature spruce forest, and maybe even a glimpse of a grizzly bear.
As a resident or visitor, Chugach State Park is awaiting your discovery.
www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/units/chugach   (252 words)

  
 CHUGACH LEGENDS
Outside the Chugach culture, these narratives show that the story of Alaska people does not begin with the arrival of the Russians.
Chief Makari (Makaka) Feodorovich Chimovitski was born in the village of Nuchek.
His ancestry reflects the cultural diversity of the region—a grandmother from Kodiak Island, a great-grandfather from Yakutat, and a great-grandmother who was the daughter of a Chugach chief from Mummy Island near Cordova.
www.alaskool.org /native_ed/literature/Chugach/chugachlegends.htm   (3670 words)

  
 Chugach Nat'l Forest
The Chugach (pronounced "chew-gatch") National Forest is home to many well-known Alaskan adventure destinations including the Kenai Peninsula, famous for its salmon, Dolly Varden and rainbow trout fishing, Prince William Sound, the snow-capped Chugach Range outside of Valdez and the scenic Seward Highway.
At 5.6 million acres, the Chugach National Forest is the nation's second-largest national forest and the largest contiguous wetland area on the U.S. West Coast.
The mountains and immense rivers of ice of the Chugach surround Prince William Sound and stretch from the Kenai Peninsula in the west to tiny Cordova and the nearby Copper River Delta in the east.
www.alaskawildland.com /chugach-national-forest.htm   (225 words)

  
 Chugach Consumers Home Page
Chugach Consumers is a grassroots group of fiscally-concerned Chugach Electric members working for a cooperative that serves ratepayer-owner interests only!
Chugach is to be congratulated for avoiding profiteering on this matter.
Chugach is to be congratulated for this major improvement in financial accountability.
www.chugachconsumers.org   (392 words)

  
 Chugach Mountains, Anchorage, AK
These are the Chugach Mountains, which overlook and provide a backdrop for the city.
As many people have built their homes in the Chugach mountain range, many great view of the city can be found by simply driving residential streets up for a while.
You can see the snow capped Chugach mountains, the vast plains, the waters of the Knik and Turnagain arms and even as far as the snow capped Alaska Range and the Talkeetna mountains.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Alaska/Anchorage-737634/General_Tips-Anchorage-Chugach_Mountains-BR-1.html   (666 words)

  
 Chugach Outfitters - Alaskan Fishing, Rafting and Dog Mushing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chugach Outfitters is based in Squirrel Creek, Alaska which is in the Copper Basin area.
We are happy to assist you with all your local reservations: flights, lodging, meals, and local transportation.
Chugach Outfitters is my dream-come-true: from fishing, to river running, to touring with my dog team.
www.chugachoutfitters.net   (309 words)

  
 Chugach Challenge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Alaska Center for the Environment hosted the annual Chugach Challenge Triathlon on August 6, 2005 to further appreciation of our country's wildest forest.
The Chugach Challenge Triathlon began as a way to get more people involved with supporting, protecting, and loving the Chugach National Forest.
The triathlon is held as part of the Festival of the Forest, which commemorates the Chugach's birthday.
www.akcenter.org /wild_forests/chugach_challenge.html   (295 words)

  
 Jerry's Heli-Ski Snowboarding Alaska
Heli ski/snowboard in Alaska or anywhere in the world with legendary Chugach Range Heliguide Jerry Hance.
Jerry was one of the pioneers of guiding in the Chugach Range from Valdez & Cordova to the Copper River.
With over 200 first descents in the Chugach Mtns., Jerry's expertise is unsurpassed!
www.jerrysheliskialaska.com   (118 words)

  
 Chugach State Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
NEIL C. Alaska is known as a land of extremes.
The juxtaposition of Chugach State Park and the state's largest metropolitan area, Anchorage, illustrates this.
Most of the rocks that make up the Chugach Mountains are greywacke, a rock that breaks easily, and makes climbing precarious.
www.alaskan.com /docs/chugachpk.html   (3092 words)

  
 CHUGACH GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Chugach Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. is for individuals and families interested in mineral collecting and lapidary.
The Chugach Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. maintains memberships in the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
You can now download and print the membership form right here, and bring it in with you to one of our meetings.
www.chugachgms.org   (389 words)

  
 Chugach School District Profile - 2001
CSD led the formation of the Alaska Quality Schools Coalition, and 12 school districts, in and out of Alaska, are replicating the Chugach model.
It encompasses 22,000 square miles in south central Alaska, including much of the Prince William Sound coastline.
A variety of district-wide tools, such as the Chugach Instructional Model for developing integrated-learning teaching units and an automated student tracking system, promote cohesion among staff.
www.nist.gov /public_affairs/chugach.htm   (1268 words)

  
 Chugach Mountains Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The beautiful scenary of the Chugach Mountains in late Spring
The Chugach Mountains are situated very near to Anchorage
Hiking in Chugach State Park is an enriching experience for me
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Island/2388/chugach.htm   (81 words)

  
 AGDC - USDA Frest Service Chugach National Forest GIS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Chugach Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database contains about 30 themes covering approximately 6 million acres.
For further information concerning the Chugach National Forest GIS please contact:
Visit the Chugach National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Interactive website.
agdc.usgs.gov /data/usfs/chugach   (104 words)

  
 USDA Forest Service - Chugach National Forest
While everyone is eager to get out and enjoy the snow, the Chugach National Forest does not open to motorized use until December 1st.
Motorized use with inadequate snowcover can cause resource damage and damage to personal machines.
A news release will be issued as soon as the Chugach National Forest is open for snowmachining.
www.fs.fed.us /r10/chugach   (537 words)

  
 Chugach Optional HomePage
Our goal is to incorporate the use of Internet resources into the elementary curriculum and to have students participate in creating resources that are on the Internet.
Chugach Community See what our school is up to.
Gallery of Events View a visual gallery of the events that have happened here at Chugach Optional.
www.asdk12.org /schools/chugach_optional/pages   (308 words)

  
 Heliskiing Alaska - chugach powder guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chugach Powder Guides (CPG) invites you to Heli ski and heli snowboard Alaska's Western Chugach Mountain Range!
We offer low angle powder runs, to big, steep faces (depending on conditions) and sheltered tree skiing.
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www.alaska.net /~skiheli   (137 words)

  
 2003 Wrestling Club & State Tournament Results
70lbs--1) Ben Sullivan, Chugach; 2) Mathew Malnoske, Lions; 3) Conrad Lacey, Avalanche
75lbs—1) Caleb Pempek, Chugach; 2) Colin Neace, Lions; 3) Amanda Vikdal, Chugach
70lbs—1) Benjamin Sullivan, Chugach; 2) Joshua Wiggins, AFWC; 3) Mathew Malnoske, Lions;
home.gci.net /~ausaw/2003-season.htm   (6805 words)

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