{"id":362,"date":"2023-08-16T20:58:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kashikaricoop.com\/?p=362"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:38:10","slug":"the-beauty-of-alaska-sacred-acre-festival-hopes-to-spark-environmental-change-and-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kashikaricoop.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/the-beauty-of-alaska-sacred-acre-festival-hopes-to-spark-environmental-change-and-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Beauty of Alaska&#8221;: Sacred Acre Festival Hopes to Spark Environmental Change and Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>If you had the opportunity to expand your knowledge of sustainability practices while getting down to some genre-bending bass music in the Alaskan wilderness, would you?<\/p>\n<p>Well, you actually can. The environmentally-focused bass festival <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/sacred-acre\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sacred Acre<\/a> will make its grand return to&nbsp;Ninilchik&#8217;s&nbsp;Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds from September 8-10, and it\u2019s set to be one of the country\u2019s biggest festival sends. Alaska isn\u2019t necessarily easy to get to, but the experience itself will lend a platform for attendees to physically connect and stay educated on the active destruction of the ocean\u2019s ecosystems while being immersed in a serene 40 acres of beautiful wooded forest.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" frameBorder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuaNjYevB9m\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Which makes the location of Sacred Acre that much more powerful. Located on the Cook Inlet off of the Gulf of Alaska, the festival will place attendees in arguably one of the most breathtaking environments in the United States, which has been home to indigenous and native people for thousands of years.<\/p>\n<p>With the rapidly increasing demand for seafood, the area is facing real-time detrimental effects from trawling, which is set to trickle down and impact the rest of the world\u2019s ecosystems in due time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inspiration behind Sacred Acre comes from the beauty of Alaska,\u201d Sacred Acre founder Chris Miller tells <em>EDM.com<\/em>. \u201cThe name needed to have a good cause, so the protection of the barren sea and the wilderness of Alaska was at the forefront. The name \u2018Sacred Acre\u2019 comes from a story from Ivo Dominguez Jr., where he wrote of the space between low and high tides. This space was referred to as the \u2018sacred acre.\u2019 It\u2019s the water that truly makes this space unique and pure magic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kashikaricoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sacred-acre-3.jpg\" height=\"838\" width=\"620\" \/><figcaption>The Turnagain Arm highway to Sacred Acre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/takebreaks_\/\">Ian Esk Merculieff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTrawling is a huge issue in Alaska. We are watching the destruction in real-time,\u201d explained Sacred Acre\u2019s assistant director, Hannah Stearns. \u201cThe fishing numbers are declining and the native people are being tremendously affected. The numbers of crab, halibut and salmon everywhere in the state are plummeting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The method of trawling\u2014dragging a football-sized net behind the boat catching everything in its path, including marine mammals\u2014nobody understands unless you\u2019re here and see it,&#8221;&nbsp;Stearns continued. &#8220;We want to bring the conversation to the forefront of the lower 48 [states]. Knowledge is power and the more that people know what\u2019s going on the greater the change we can make. The goal is to come together as a community with genuine passion and energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Recap feat. Excursion preview\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O3jS6BGra-E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To help bring awareness to this harmful practice, attendees will be able to take action onsite by listening to Alaskan native speakers, watching trawling films and mini-documentaries and scanning QR codes throughout the grounds to sign petitions that directly impact Alaskan communities. Additionally, Sacred Acre will enact a no-plastic policy, with drinks sold in steel tumbler cups and vendors using disposable ware.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a \u2018clean ocean ethos\u2019 at Sacred Acre,&#8221; Miller says. &#8220;We can\u2019t be wasteful inside the festival. We limit our attendance to only a couple of thousand so we can better control our waste.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Along with educating the estimated 3,000 attendees about the disastrous effects of trawling while connecting to the natural world around them, Sacred Acre hopes to further facilitate the connection through the power of dance music. They&#8217;ll do so by virtue of the festival&#8217;s formidable lineup and the largest visually stunning laser and digital art stage displays ever showcased in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don\u2019t hold back at all\u2014we want to give Alaska the best experience,&#8221; Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day festival will feature headlining performances by rising bass music superstar&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/of-the-trees\" rel=\"nofollow\">Of The Trees<\/a>, multi-instrumentalist <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/boogie-t\" rel=\"nofollow\">Boogie T<\/a>&nbsp;and two sets by electro-soul virtuoso <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/daily-bread\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Bread<\/a>\u2014one as his main moniker and another as his throwback alias Cloud Conductor. Other artists poised to perform include&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/manic-focus\" rel=\"nofollow\">Manic Focus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/the-widdler\">The Widdler,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/koan-sound\" rel=\"nofollow\">KOAN Sound<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/maddy-oneal\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maddy O\u2019Neal<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/marvel-years\">Marvel Years<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<figure>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kashikaricoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sacred-acre.png\" height=\"620\" width=\"620\" \/><figcaption>Sacred Acre 2023 artist lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Sacred Acre<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As if that weren\u2019t enough, Sacred Acre will also offer an assortment of non-music activities and adventurous excursions unique to Alaska, such as native plant foraging, underwater spearfishing, glacier helicopter tours and fly fishing. Attendees can also ground themselves with the native land around them at the Stillwater Reflection Center, where sound healing, breath work, cacao ceremonies and yoga will be held throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want everyone to feel connected and mindful at Sacred Acre,\u201d Stearns said. \u201cThe goal is to stay moving within the same goal and share a \u2018hive mind\u2019 to make a difference. We want people to come out with a fuller cup and feel genuine care and support, knowing that the power of music can influence change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Various&nbsp;Sacred Acre&nbsp;ticket, camping and shuttle packages are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredacreak.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>FOLLOW SACRED ACRE:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Facebook: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sacredacrealaska\/\">facebook.com\/sacredacrealaska\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sacredacreak\">twitter.com\/sacredacreak<\/a><br \/><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sacredacreak\/\">instagram.com\/sacredacreak\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredacreak.com\/\">sacredacreak.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you had the opportunity to expand your knowledge of sustainability practices while getting down to some genre-bending bass music in the Alaskan wilderness, would you? 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