Juneau camp focuses on Southeast 911 culture, activities
Youths make a shelter in the woods as part of a prior AK Experience Camp in Juneau.
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
June 3, 2025
Registration is open for the AK Experience Camp in Juneau, a collaboration between the 911 Cooperative Extension Service 4-H program and Goldbelt Heritage Foundation.
The camp theme is Aani Yaa Du.óow “Perspectives of The Land.” It will focus on cultural connections, outdoor exploration and traditional ecological knowledge. Activities include:
- Learning Southeast 911 survival skills, such as building fires and shelters
- Paddling Tlingit canoes and ocean kayaks
- Gathering and preparing wild foods
- An introduction to drones
- Games, cooking, swimming, biking and arts
The residential camp runs from June 23-27 and is open to youths entering seventh through 12th grade at Chapel by the Lake, 11024 Auke Lake Way, Juneau. The registration deadline is June 19 and the cost for the camp is $250.
For more information and to register, or visit . For more information, contact Mary Spain at mrspain@alaska.edu or 907-523-3280, extension 0.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Mary Spain at mrspain@alaska.edu or 907-523-3280, extension 0. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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