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Wildlife Ecologist John Schoen Is Teaching a Class This Fall
August 19, 2024 — Dr. Schoen will present an eight-week class entitled 鈥淎laska Wildlife and Wild Lands鈥 through Opportunities for Lifelong Education (OLE) starting October 3, 2024. Here are the details.
ALASKA Get Involved
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Seeing Alaska's Iconic Wildlife for the First Time
August 14, 2024 — As a newcomer exploring this state for just a summer, our Outreach and Communications Advocate Hannah Gilmer encountered some incredible creatures. Here鈥檚 a look at the coolest wildlife she saw (and where she spotted them).
ALASKA Arctic Lands
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The Tongass and the Era of Old-Growth Protections
July 30, 2024 — A beginner鈥檚 guide to old-growth forests and the historical moves made to conserve Southeast Alaska鈥檚 temperate rainforest.
ALASKA Public Lands
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Western Alaska鈥檚 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Is Big 鈥 for Arctic-Breeding Shorebirds
June 24, 2024 — A new study reveals Alaska鈥檚 climate-sensitive YKD to support 7 million Arctic-breeding shorebirds鈥攊ncluding the majority of six North American populations.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
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A First-Timer鈥檚 Trip to the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
May 14, 2024 — Homer hosts a spectacular annual bird festival. Here's a recap of the presentations, workshops, and (in)famous bird-calling contest of the 32nd annual event.
ALASKA Festivals and Events
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糖心logo Releases Migration Study Done in the Chilkat Valley on Jilk谩at Aani
May 10, 2024 — A new analysis done by the 糖心logo Science Division demonstrates how the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Important Bird Area is a major migration passage.
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The Importance of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve IBA to Migratory Birds
May 07, 2024 — One small study area in Southeast Alaska shocked the 糖心logo Science Division: The Chilkat Valley is a major migration passage for many Alaska birds.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Ambler Road Is Out of Here!
April 19, 2024 — Today we can officially say that our message was heard loud and clear. The Ambler road is effectively stopped, protecting the Brooks Range for future generations.
ALASKA Public Lands
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Interior Announces Strengthened Protections for Special Areas
April 19, 2024 — The Western Arctic is home to 13 million acres of Special Areas, some of the most important bird habitat in America鈥檚 Arctic鈥攁nd the planet.
ALASKA Arctic Lands
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糖心logo Hails Administration Move to Strengthen Protections for 13 Million Acres of America鈥檚 Arctic
April 11, 2024 — New rule protects so-called 鈥淪pecial Areas鈥 for wildlife and cultural resources.
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