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Thank you!*]In Alaska we are shared stewards of world renowned natural resources and our nation’s last true wild places. The lands and waters of this place we call home nourish a vast and unique array of fish, wildlife and people. We cultivate a reverent awareness and respect for all things, from Alaska’s smallest plants and most iconic animals to its diverse communities and cultures. Our hope is that each generation has the opportunity to live with, live from, discover and enjoy the wildness of this awe-inspiring land and the people who love and depend on it.Alaska's National Wildlife RefugesWe are shared stewards of 16 refuges in Alaska totaling over 76 million acres: Alaska Maritime, Alaska Peninsula, Arctic, Becharof, Innoko, Izembek, Kanuti, Kenai, Kodiak, Koyukuk, Nowitna, Selawik, Tetlin, Togiak, Yukon Delta, Yukon FlatsRegional and Field OfficesOur Alaska regional office is in Anchorage, Alaska and houses staff from all Service programs including (but not limited to) our Alaska Marine Mammals Management Office, Alaska Migratory Birds Office, and Conservation Genetics Lab. Our field offices include our Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office (Fairbanks), Southern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office (Anchorage), our Kenai Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Soldotna, a small office in Juneau, and a satellite office in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow).Connect with UsFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Medium and check out our two podcasts: Fish of the Week!/ My Life WildlifePlease hit the contact us button to contact someone who can help you find what you're looking for.In This RegionAlaska/node/270641Leadership Sara BoarioRegional Director, AlaskaContact+19077863542AreaAKAnchorage,AKRegional Highlights Collaboration on the High SeasCollaboration on the high seas; And other lessons learned on marine debris clean-upStoryNov 21, 2023Our PartnersYaaw / Pacific HerringOn Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska, the Tlingít and Haida people call it "herring egg weather"—a snow flurry may usher in blue skies that quickly cloud up and cast down rain or snow...all within minutes. Boats are readied and hemlock trees and branches cut. Yaaw (Tlingit for Pacific...StoryOct 31, 2023History and CultureNatural flows return to Cripple CreekNearly 90 years after its channel was abandoned, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees, partners, local students and community landowners strive to restore its natural flow.StoryOct 19, 2023Habitat RestorationTim Ericson's Elemental ExperiencesFrom volcanic close calls to rainy river floats, the fish and wildlife biologist’s conservation career is only just getting started.StoryJan 24, 2024Our PeopleA 67 Million Acre Open Air OfficeHow do you pack for a patrol of an area the size of Mississippi? What do you pack? A lunch? What about a week's worth of food, a tent, sleeping bag, and your flight helmet? Those are exactly what Senior Federal Wildlife Officer (SFWO) Cody Smith packs at a minimum for a patrol of his over 67-...StoryJan 9, 2024Our PeopleBirding bitter sweetness"Maybe “BBS” actually means “Birding bitter sweetness” and not “Breeding Bird Survey” when it comes to great gray owls..." Chris Harwood, avian biologist at Kanuti Refuge, recalls some favorite feathered encounters during remote breeding bird surveys.StoryJan 12, 2024Wildlife WondersA lifetime on the land, a gift for finding the lostBerry received the Valor Award at the U.S. Department of the Interior Honor Awards Convocation in Washington D.C. on Sept 12, 2019 for rescuing a Selawik resident stranded on river ice during break up.StoryJul 14, 2021Our PeopleSeabirds of AlaskaSeabirds depend on the world’s oceans for food and spend most of their lives at sea.StorySep 22, 2020Wildlife WondersAlaskan Women Engineer Passage for Wild Salmon“Our habitat team has put in a lot of fish-friendly culverts,” says Heather, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s current fish passage engineer in Alaska. "And we have a lot more planned. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to doing everything possible to improve prospects for salmon.”StoryAug 11, 2021Habitat RestorationSailing the Oceans of AlaskaFrom spunky inflatable skiffs to a fully equipped 120-foot research ship, boats give our scientists access to the immense 6,640 mile coastline of Alaska (over 30,000 miles if you count all the islands. Which we do.). Boats also help us to study the wildlife that depends on the diverse marine waters...StoryMar 7, 2022Science and TechnologyUnangax people remember the Forgotten WarGreg Fratis, Sr. was two years old the day his village of St. Paul, Alaska was forcibly evacuated during World War II. Years later, he heard the full story from his elders: the town’s annual baseball tournament was underway when a relative ran home with the news on June 14, 1942.StoryMar 7, 2022History and CultureDandy Dollies of Far-North AlaskaWe sat down with fish biologist Randy Brown to talk about the Dolly Varden of Alaska's North Slope/Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.StorySep 30, 2021Migratory SpeciesHealing from the Inside OutPerspectives from the first Indigenous woman to ever serve as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Native American liaisonStoryDec 19, 2021Our PeopleThe Loss of Bird SongsTrimble Gilbert is a Gwich’in Elder and speaker of Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik, the Gwich’in language. He was born and raised in Arctic Village, Alaska where he currently resides. Trimble shares his observations of birds from over the years, traditional stories told by his Elders, and changes in weather and...StoryDec 15, 2021History and CultureWinding River, Wetland WonderWhy are two and a half million acres of land in Northwest Alaska conserved as a wildlife refuge? What makes this place so special? In a word, wetlands. The lands that today make up Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, and that are the homeland of generations of Iñupiat, are top-notch wildlife habitat...StoryJul 14, 2021Wildlife Wonders
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