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2021 Huddle Highlights
With less than a month left of 2021, we’re feeling a little bit like this about 2022’s imminent arrival: And while the second year of the pandemic didn’t feel nearly as uncertain as the first, there were still plenty of challenges, including bouncing between in-person...
Huddle AK Headquarters Has Moved!
Huddle AK Headquarters has moved! Earlier this summer, Huddle’s founder Holly Spoth-Torres and her husband Jose Torres bought the historic Leopold David House in Downtown Anchorage at the corner of W. 2nd Avenue and F St. The Leopold David House was built in 1917 by...
Schools on Trails Program and Maps
Schools on Trails Program The Anchorage Park Foundation’s Schools on Trails program is an effort to get more Anchorage students outside of their classrooms and into nearby parks and trails. Anchorage has 224 parks and 250 miles of trails as well as numerous...
FUTURE LANDSCAPES: Lead the Change
Lead the Change As part of the Anchorage Museum’s Design Week, Huddle Principal Holly Spoth-Torres moderated FUTURE LANDSCAPES: LEAD THE CHANGE with Salt LLC’s President Michael Fredericks and Women Talk Design’s CEO Danielle Barnes. Michael presented on her and her...
Public Involvement During COVID-19
Here are some of Huddle’s strategies and tools for keeping people engaged and projects moving forward during a pandemic.
Recreational Trails Program Grants
Recreational Trail Program We're excited to work with the Anchorage Park Foundation to apply for two Recreational Trail Program (RTP) grants through the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The RTP provides reimbursable funds for the development and maintenance of...
Step It Up! Encouraging Walking and Improving Walkability
Earlier this month US Surgeon General launched the Step It Up! campaign to promotes walking and walkable communities to improve personal and community health. The campaign calls on the nation to improve or enhance safe and convenient access to pedestrian routes, while...
Elements of Successful Public Private Partnerships for Parks and Public Lands Agencies
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) are a hot thing right now. Lots of people are talking about them. When built correctly, they are wonderful tools for creating successful relationships to get work done effectively. PPP occur when a service provided by the government...