LEARN ABOUT & REGISTER NOW FOR 2012 PROGRAMS
Based in McCarthy, Alaska, at the heart of the nation's largest National Park and just minutes from the toe of the Kennicott Glacier, the private nonprofit Wrangell Mountains Center fosters appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of wildlands and mountain culture in Alaska through scientific and artistic inquiry in the Wrangell Mountains. Meeting the needs of students, writers, artists, scientists, travelers and local citizens, we offer opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to explore, express, and be transformed through direct experience with this extraordinary place.
The Wrangell Mountains Center provides residential and walk-in experiential education programs that foster discovery through direct contact with diverse environments. We embrace an interdisciplinary approach composed of analytical, artistic, and scientific modes of perception. We value wilderness both for its own sake and for the powerful direct experience it offers us.
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Porphyry Place Campaign Update
Over 1.5 years ago, we began a campaign to raise funds to expand our facility in McCarthy. Thank you to all our supporters--both individuals and organizations. The Wrangell Mountains Center appreciates your contributions and positive energy, and we were very successful on many accounts. We will kick off our programing season this spring as the proud new owners of Porphyry Place! We will hold limited programming on site this year, but the majority of our operations will continue to function out of the Hardware Store as we retrofit and upgrade the new property for full use in the coming years. This purchase is one major step toward our mission-driven efforts to create spaces and communities that are dedicated to education, science, arts, and sustainable systems. Stay tuned to our plans for expansion into Porphyry Place, and thank you, again, to all our donors and supporters who are making this campaign a success!
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Pick. Click. Give.
PICK wild blueberries and cranberries, CLICK your boots together to homegrown music and community, and GIVE thanks to this wide and diverse landscape. Celebrate Alaska. Be inspired to support non-profit organizations that work in this state to create positive change. Pick. Click. Give. provides an opportunity for every Alaskan receiving a Permanent Fund Dividend to consider using it in a meaningful and charitable way. 100% of every gift goes to each designated organization, thanks to the Rasmuson Foundation's assistance in paying for the administrative costs of the program. Please consider a donation to the Wrangell Mountains Center from your PFD this year. Our efforts are made possible by you. When you go online to apply for your dividend, you will see the Pick. Click. Give. option. Click and follow the directions to make your donation! At the same time, please take the extra step you will see after you make your donation to provide your contact information to us. We want to acknowledge and recognize your generous support, and this is the only way we will know it's you making the gift. Thank you! www.pickclickgive.org.
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Wrangell Mountains Center is now managing summertime non-NPS use
of the Kennecott Recreation Hall. Learn more here about using the facility.
Please note: We are currently updating our website - check back for updates, revisions, and corrections, or call (907) 244-7717 or write to info@wrangells.org with questions not answered here. Thanks, and we'd love to hear from you.