AGA Certified Businesses: Bronze Level

Alaska Nature Guides: Based in Talkeetna, Alaska Nature Guides help guests experience the natural wonders of Alaska the best way they know how- on foot with a knowledgable guide.  Guests make a close connection to Alaska's natural landscape while moving under their own power and using all five senses. The company supports local community and conservation groups by donating time, money and materials to local projects such as the building of a community playground, sponsoring the Youth Conservation Corps, and volunteer trail days.  They teach Leave No Trace to youth groups and to their guests, and keep the area's they visit free of invasive plants and litter.  "People come to Alaska because of the "Alaska mystique", says owner Howard Carbone,  "We still have what other places have lost. Can we sustain it? Only if we make the effort."

Sandy Burd of Good River Bed and Breakfast takes pride in her Gustavus-based business and enjoys sharing the beauty of this spectacular area with guests from near and far. Making education a key component of her business, Sandy informs guests about respect for wildife, local recycling efforts, and climate change, which has impacted glaciers locally. Sandy supports community efforts such as the local arts council and the Gustavus recycling program. Her guests also benefit from her willingness to coordinate trips with local operators to facilitate a seamless travel experience to beautiful Gustavus and Glacier Bay National Park.

Homer Ocean Charters has been locally owned and operated since 1979. Located on the Cannery Row Boardwalk on the Homer Spit, Homer Ocean Charters offers premier fishing for halibut, salmon, lingcod and rock fish.  A fleet of seven boats adds versatility and flexibility in the products that are offered.  Half day or full day fishing for halibut and a variety of options for mullti-species fishing are available.  Homer Ocean Charters also offers multi-day fishing or custom cruising departing from Homer and Prince William Sound.  Whether you want to fish, kayak, hike remote trails and beaches, visit remote glaciers or just relax, we offer it all.  Water taxi service to destinations in Kachemak Bay State Park, freight hauling, remote cabin rentals at Otter Cove Resort, Gull Island and Kachemak Bay cruises are available.  Call us and we can help you plan your itinerary and even include lodging in Homer, flight seeing, bear viewing and local sight seeing options.  Visit our websites at:  www.homerocean.com, www.ottercoveresort.com and www.alaskayachtcruising.com for more details and information.

At Kodiak Island Charters, we offer fishing and sightseeing tours on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak.  With our two tidy charter vessels--the Moon Shadow and the U-rascal--we explore this beautiful archipelago in comfort.  Our two experienced captains (50 years Alaska fishing combined) know where to go. 

Trips include lunch, all day fishing or sightseeing, drinks, snacks, bait and tackle.  Fish are slush-iced at sea and expertly processed at a local facility.  Fishing licenses are available aboard.   

Sitka’s Secrets is a husband and wife business venture.  We started off small and stayed that way.  Our goal was not to get rich, but to make a living with the smallest footprint.

Being on the ocean every day during the summer, Sitka’s Secrets charters is well aware of rising ocean temperatures, manmade ocean pollution and waste, and how all life forms are intrinsically linked to each other.

When we conduct wildlife viewing charters, our objective is not only to bring people closer to nature, but to do so with respect and appreciation.