The Bureau of Land Management is seeking recreation assistants for its Campbell Tract Facility in Anchorage for the summer of 2010. Field work may include multiple days in remote portions of western interior Alaska along the Iditarod National Historic Trail and nearby villages. Visit the federal jobs website to apply. Deadlilne is Feb. 22, or contact Jorjena Daly, outdoor recreation planner for the BLM, 907-267-1317.
The Iditarod National Historic Trail commemorates a 2,300-mile system of winter trails that first connected ancient Native villages, opened up Alaska for the last great American gold rush, and now plays a vital role for travel and recreation.
Over 1,500 miles of the historic winter trail system are open for public use across state and federal lands. The BLM, under the National Trails Act, is the designated trail administrator, and works to coordinate efforts by federal and state agencies on behalf of the entire trail. BLM maintains about 150 miles of the trail, including four public shelter cabins. The remainder is managed primarily by the State of Alaska, or crosses private Native lands on public easements.
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