Education

As part of its mission, SCI is dedicated to educating the public about the role hunting plays
in effective wildlife management, the importance of wildlife conservation and the role humans play as environmental stewards.

The Alaska Chapter works to this end by providing volunteers and financial support to the following groups, programs and events.

In addition to the events and programs listed below, the Ak Chapter offers up to $5000 in annual scholarships to qualified Alaskan High School graduating  seniors pursuing related to conservation wildlife  management, with plans to return to AK.  Click here for more information and to print an application.

If you would like to participate as a volunteer or in the team shoots for any of the events listed below, contact admin@aksafariclub.org with volunteer in the subject line.

• Youth Firearms Safety Education Day Held 1st weekend in June each year at Birchwood Recreational Shooting Park, over 300 kids come out to learn gun safety through hands on experience shooting a variety of firearms.  For more info on youth day, go to www.agca.com
• Outdoor Heritage Foundation of Alaska (OHFA) AK Chapter provides financial support to OHFA to assist it with the administration of a whole array of outdoor programs for women & for kids including Rabbit Creek Shooting League, Becoming an Outdoor Woman, Beyond BOW hunting & fishing clinics, and Alaska Conservation Camps. www.ohfak.org
• American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS) Through this program we provide educators a hands on experience backed up by university level information regarding conservation and the important role hunting and hunters have in that effort.  By educating teachers we believe that the outreach they will provide to many thousands of students will foster a greater understanding of conservation and the history that hunters have played in that arena. 2009 AWLS Teacher Application
• Annual Michael J. Foster Group Companies Boy Scout Sporting Clays Classic For several years now, Ak Chapter SCI has participated in this fundraiser for the Alaska BSA with a 5- shooter team.
• Midnight Sun Charity Shootout The Midnight Sun Shootout is a two day event held at Grouse Ridge in Wasilla, to raise funds for conservation & outdoor education.  Ak Chapter has supported this event with a team of shooters since its inception in 2003.
• University of Alaska – Fairbanks – Museum o f the North – “Hunting and Trapping in AK‘s Interior “Our Stories, Our Lives” Exhibit Recognizing that hunting and trapping are central to the Alaska way of life, the Ak Chapter was proud to be able to make a significant contribution making this exhibit possible.
• International Wildlife Museum – SCI Headquarters, Tucson, AZ Over the years, the Alaska chapter has made donations in support of this award winning museum which features animals from all over the world.  Our latest contribution of $12,000 made possible the remodeling of the Alaska Brown Bear diorama.  Go to www.thewildlifemuseum.org for a preview.