Effort in place to revive Nome National Forest

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Nome is a community surrounded on all sides by either treeless tundra or ocean. This time of year, sled dogs and a wave of tourists flood the city’s streets for the annual Iditarod Trail Race. It is also the only time of year visitors will have the opportunity to wander through a truly unique kind of evergreen forest.
Cutouts in a Nome garage (Photo by Mitchell Borden)
Three men repair and paint a variety of large plywood cutouts. There’s a duck, Mickey Mouse, and vari