If you complete your AmeriCorps commitment through the VISTA program, you have an option of choosing to receive an end-of-service stipend of $1,200 and possibly a partial reduction in certain outstanding student loans.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located less than 120 miles (190 km) south of the Arctic Circle.
Gardening is big in the Interior. [Photo of gold panner is courtesy the University of Alaska Archives; Musher is David Arlan Rogers.] Fairbanks is called The Golden Heart of Alaska, a reference to the character of her people as much as to the location in Alaska's interior, or to the discovery of gold in 1902.airbanks, Alaska Information Site! Fairbanks, Alaska information on activities and events for our visitors and friends. To help you learn more about Fairbanks Alaska & plan your visit to our great state, we have made available here a number of resources.