For a unique experience, consider visiting Alaska’s vast national wildlife refuges, says Alaska travel columnist Scott McMurren:
This undated photo released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows Moffet Bay in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
There are many other brands of public lands around the state, including state parks, BLM land and national forests. A big chunk — almost 80,000,000 acres — has been set aside for conservation of fish and wildlife.This network of 16 distinct refuges throughout Alaska is different than the parks., one of 180 friends groups around the country. He said that while many national parks are designed to attract tourists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which oversees the refuges, focuses on biology.
If you’ve been to Homer, it’s hard to miss the big building overlooking the Beluga Slough with a nice view of Kachemak Bay. It’s the Islands and Oceans Center, hosting the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Although the building is temporarily closed, Melanie Dufour, program director for the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, hopes it will be open in May. That’s when the 30th annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival runs, from May 4-8.
Over the years, I’ve hunted, fished, hiked and explored in the refuges — without knowing about them beforehand.
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