Those of us who live here and visit the Mat-Su know it’s a spectacular place: just beyond the shopping centers and neighborhoods lie forests of birch and spruce and expanses of tundra that ultimately rise up to the snowy elevations of Denali. In the Mat-Su, the magnitude of the landscape is matched only by the riches of its salmon streams.
Many of us seek a rural Alaska lifestyle, yet we need to be close to jobs. Human population growth has been spurred by the need for affordable housing and the desire for larger, more rural lots within driving distance of Anchorage, where half the population of Alaska lives.
