Alaska frontiers magazine Summer 2017 - Issue 126

Our new digital map series is making it possible to have maps on your smartphone or tablet off-the-grid, for better safety and getting there. Our Alaska Fire Service is using newer technologies to help fight fires. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is using newer technologies to monitor the pipeline with a high tech robot-type crawler “pig.” Did you know that BLM-managed public lands host our nation’s premiere Arctic research station? Learn how public lands support science in North. Working in "the field" is quite different for Arctic District Office staff. Firefighting expands its capability with UAS technology. Iditarod Trail Challenges Competitors. Learning to Fight Wildland Fires. Campbell Tract gets a Green Star for Outstanding Recycling and Waste Reduction. Reclaiming Alaska’s Streams after Placer Mining. Learning in the Great Outdoors during Outdoor Week.