Get Involved

Protect, promote and enjoy the Trail

Join, give, volunteer, or bring the Trail into your classroom. The National Trails System was set up in 1968 to manage the trails through partnerships.

Membership

Members receive the Tripod newsletter and an invitation to the annual meeting. Memberships run January to December and start at $20.

Join or renew

Donations

A gift without membership, to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to the history, use, protection and development of the Trail.

Donate

Gateway communities

Seventeen communities from Seward to Nome, with their histories and their connection to the Trail.

See the communities

Stewardship work

The Alliance helps facilitate a variety of projects with its partners on the Iditarod National Historic Trail.

2013 · Waymark signsThe first system of waymark signs on the Trail: 285 mileage signs, place-name signs and directional arrows on a 260-mile segment between the Alaska Range and the Yukon River, installed by four community partner groups and BLM staff who traveled hundreds of miles by snowmachine. The Alliance funded sign acquisition and shipping ($8,400) and $22,000 of grants to local groups and government for fuel and supplies.
2014 · Farewell LakeA major repair project with the Iditarod Trail Committee after the 2010 Turquoise Lake fire and erosion.

A trail crew working on a narrow path in a deep green summer valley below a snow-capped peak — Volunteers at work in the valley, June 2018. Photo: J. Torres

Grants Content needed

Attachment 1 puts Grants under Get Involved, and the 2013 sign project shows the Alliance granting to local groups. What’s needed: who can apply, for what, how much, and when.

Workshops Content needed

iTREC! is the Alliance’s workshop series for educators (read about it). What’s needed: current and upcoming workshops, with dates, so this section can list them.

Volunteer

Are you a high school or college student? Check out the Student Conservation Association or the Youth Conservation Corps. Your local Iditarod Trail Blazers group may have more volunteer opportunities.

Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers
PO Box 1923, Seward, AK 99664
Knik Iditarod Trail Blazers
HC 30 Box 5460, Knik, AK 99854
McGrath Iditarod Trail Blazers
PO Box 12, McGrath, AK 99627
Nome Kennel Club

Not in Alaska? Find the trail group nearest you and carry on the spirit of the Iditarod.

Board members and partners seated at tables in a bright wooden meeting hall, facing a projected presentation — Board members and partner agencies at a planning session