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Chugach and Tongass National Forests Partner with Alaska Geographic to launch creative campaign
Contacts:
Erin Uloth, Tongass National Forest
euloth@fs.fed.us, 907-228-6201 or @TongassNF
Sara Boario, Chugach National Forest
sboario@fs.fed.us, 907-317-0756 or @ChugachForestAK
Erin Uloth, Tongass National Forest
euloth@fs.fed.us, 907-228-6201 or @TongassNF
Sara Boario, Chugach National Forest
sboario@fs.fed.us, 907-317-0756 or @ChugachForestAK
The Tongass and Chugach National Forests are kicking off a summer-long story and poster series this week with a statewide, social-media-driven photo contest highlighting the beauty and diversity of these unique community assets.
Photo Contest
The contest, conducted in partnership with Alaska Geographic, will feature the popular smart-phone application Instagram and will invite residents and visitors alike to share photos of the Forests throughout the summer. Winners will receive a copy of the “Tongass National Forest” or “Chugach National Forest” coffee table books published by Alaska Geographic, a set of the posters and a collectable pin. Check out the photos on Instagram and set up an account to vote for your favorite!
Poster Series
Photo Contest
The contest, conducted in partnership with Alaska Geographic, will feature the popular smart-phone application Instagram and will invite residents and visitors alike to share photos of the Forests throughout the summer. Winners will receive a copy of the “Tongass National Forest” or “Chugach National Forest” coffee table books published by Alaska Geographic, a set of the posters and a collectable pin. Check out the photos on Instagram and set up an account to vote for your favorite!
Poster Series
The contest and story series are designed to build on 2011's International Year of the Forest by recognizing the connection between Alaskans and their backyard forests and to find new ways to explore and recreate in them. This year, the Forests are also presenting two new collectible posters with the themes “Adventure within Range” and “Rooted in Community.” The new posters are out now and available free to anyone who wants one; stop by your local Forest Service office to pick up one or both. And if you missed it last year, we still have a few of the International Year of the Forest posters left!
Story Series
While Instagram and the posters explore the community and adventure themes through imagery, stories also shape these places. Each month, the Forests will release a new set of stories related to these themes, drawing out just how fundamental community and adventure are to the Alaska lifestyle. The stories, which will all be posted at www.myalaskaforests.com, will highlight people, communities, activities and events you may not be aware of from the Forests—but that help shape and define these special places.
To kick things off, check out the following stories:
Story Series
While Instagram and the posters explore the community and adventure themes through imagery, stories also shape these places. Each month, the Forests will release a new set of stories related to these themes, drawing out just how fundamental community and adventure are to the Alaska lifestyle. The stories, which will all be posted at www.myalaskaforests.com, will highlight people, communities, activities and events you may not be aware of from the Forests—but that help shape and define these special places.
To kick things off, check out the following stories:
- “The Yakutat Tern Festival: An Event Rooted in Community on the Tongass National Forest”
- “Spencer Whistlestop: Adventure within Range on the Chugach National Forest”
- Coming Soon: “Faces of the Forest: John Neary, wilderness ranger”
Twitter Conversations
These stories are not the only stories out there—we want to hear about your experiences, favorite places and thoughts about the forest landscapes and neighboring communities. In addition to the Instagram competition, which will tell our stories through pictures, the Forests will be posing a “question of the week” on Twitter, inviting thoughts and reflections on specific places or experiences.
Get out there!
Some of those experiences might come at one of the many events and activities happening across both Forests this summer, such as fishing days, Get Outdoors day, and BioBlitz—go to myalaskaforests.com for a full listing. And if you’re looking for other ideas for where to go in the Forests, download the Alaska App in iTunes and search for the Tongass or Chugach. New material is going online all the time, so check back often!
Photo competition details: Photo competition will run from now (June 7) through until 5:00pm (AKDST) on July 15. Photos posted on Instagram and Twitter must be hashtagged with “#myakforests”. Please also include a brief description of where the photo was taken, including which forest. If you link your photo to Twitter, be sure to mention us, @TongassNF or @ChugachForestAK.
As of 5:00pm (AKDST) on July 15, the photo from each forest with the most “likes” will win. There will be two winners, one for each forest. Winners will be notified within Instagram as a comment on their photo as well as a photo announcement. Winners will be asked to send the photo by email along with mailing address for sending awards.
Winners will receive a coffee table book about the forest they photographed, a set of the posters, and a pin from Alaska Geographic.
These stories are not the only stories out there—we want to hear about your experiences, favorite places and thoughts about the forest landscapes and neighboring communities. In addition to the Instagram competition, which will tell our stories through pictures, the Forests will be posing a “question of the week” on Twitter, inviting thoughts and reflections on specific places or experiences.
Get out there!
Some of those experiences might come at one of the many events and activities happening across both Forests this summer, such as fishing days, Get Outdoors day, and BioBlitz—go to myalaskaforests.com for a full listing. And if you’re looking for other ideas for where to go in the Forests, download the Alaska App in iTunes and search for the Tongass or Chugach. New material is going online all the time, so check back often!
Photo competition details: Photo competition will run from now (June 7) through until 5:00pm (AKDST) on July 15. Photos posted on Instagram and Twitter must be hashtagged with “#myakforests”. Please also include a brief description of where the photo was taken, including which forest. If you link your photo to Twitter, be sure to mention us, @TongassNF or @ChugachForestAK.
As of 5:00pm (AKDST) on July 15, the photo from each forest with the most “likes” will win. There will be two winners, one for each forest. Winners will be notified within Instagram as a comment on their photo as well as a photo announcement. Winners will be asked to send the photo by email along with mailing address for sending awards.
Winners will receive a coffee table book about the forest they photographed, a set of the posters, and a pin from Alaska Geographic.
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