Alaska Lesson, Page 3

Sitka Spruce

• Alaska's state tree is the sitka spruce.



• Sitka spruces are tall evergreen trees. Evergreen trees have leaves all year round. The leaves of the sitka spruce are sharp needles.



• Sitka spruces live a long life. Some of them have lived for over 700 years.

Moose

• Alaska's state animal is the moose.



• Moose comes from the Indian word moz. It means "twig eater".



• A male moose has large antlers growing out of its head. Antlers take three to five months to grow.

Trans Alaskian Pipeline

• The Alaskian Pipeline carries oil. It is 803 miles long (1,287.961 km) and it runs in a north-south direction. It runs from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.



• The pipeline was built between 1974 and 1977. It cost over 8 billion dollars to build. Thirty-two workers died while building the pipeline.