Hello, I wanted to explain what the coin boxes are for. They raise funds from folk's spare change to operate the snow cats seen on the top of the box. We can groom about 8 miles of trail for $20. The AMF has operatd the snow cats for 2 winters now creating diversionary snow trails along the Parks Highway north of Anchorage. The moose then walk on the groomed trails we create rather than the highways. It works extremely well because, when faced with deep snow, the moose camp out on the roads and the cars then pick them up. The locals in the area have seen about 3 out of 4 moose leave the highways and go back into the woods where they belong. We had Discovery Channel up in January which just aired during Alaska Week. Keep in mind that the cars keep getting smaller but the moose aren't! 6 people died in 2007 after hitting moose so this is a pretty major program. Hope this explained the effort.
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Hello, I wanted to explain what the coin boxes are for. They raise funds from folk's spare change to operate the snow cats seen on the top of the box. We can groom about 8 miles of trail for $20. The AMF has operatd the snow cats for 2 winters now creating diversionary snow trails along the Parks Highway north of Anchorage. The moose then walk on the groomed trails we create rather than the highways. It works extremely well because, when faced with deep snow, the moose camp out on the roads and the cars then pick them up. The locals in the area have seen about 3 out of 4 moose leave the highways and go back into the woods where they belong. We had Discovery Channel up in January which just aired during Alaska Week. Keep in mind that the cars keep getting smaller but the moose aren't! 6 people died in 2007 after hitting moose so this is a pretty major program. Hope this explained the effort.
