Donations

Supporting Anway Cabin Restoration

The major work on exterior restoration is now complete. Hoorah! Now the restoration focus turns to the cabin interior details.   You can donate specifically in support of the Anway cabin restoration work.

About the 2021-2022 Fencing Grant Program (project complete)

Have you ever seen what happens when a hyper-hungry bear destroy a ready-to-harvest apple tree or excavates a bed of carrots?  A very sad sight, indeed!  To have sustainable agriculture, we need to keep bears out of harm’s way— meaning out of  veggie gardens, orchards, and residential trash.

In 2021 and 2022, the CVHS teamed with the Rasmuson Foundation to help our food producers, large and small, fund new, properly designed electric fencing to protect and enhance local food production.

Sue Chasen, our Board President, made a personal starter-gift of $2,500.  The Rasmuson Foundation contributed a grant of $12,000 more.  The project had a significant media budget and, when all the spending was done, we had passed on the Rasmuson gift to two local suppliers of electric fencing materials and equipment:  Haines Home Building Supply and Lutak Lumber.

The Chilkat Valley Historical Society issued 26 local “Fencing Vouchers” to Haines and Klukwan growers who, on average, received gifts of just over $400 each.  All fences were required to meet the recommendations issues by the Tashanuk Watershed Council and ADF&G.

Thank you, Rasmuson Foundation!  Thank you Chilkat Valley food producers!