Alaska Resource Education was honored to receive a national award from the Bureau of Land Management during the 18th annual Mineral Development Awards ceremony on Oct. 1, 2026. The National Mining Association hosted the ceremony in Washington, D.C. ARE Executive Director Beki Toussaint and Interior Program Coordinator Naomi Mitchell attended the ceremony to accept the Hardrock Mineral Community Outreach and Economic Security Award.

(Anchorage, Alaska) Twenty Alaska educators will hit the road June 7-12, 2026, for an exciting trip across the Last Frontier. Alaska Resource Education’s Natural Resource Management Teacher Externship takes teachers on a trip across Alaska to see the state’s natural resource sites and training locations firsthand.

ARE has several of great events planned for 2026, make sure they are on your calendar! May 1: 6th Annual Sporting Clays Fun Shoot at Birchwood Recreation Park June 18: 34th Annual Coal Classic Golf Tournament at Moose Run Golf Course July 9: 7th Annual Fairbanks Coal Classic Golf Tournament at Chena Bend Golf Course.