Arctic Refuge: Site Index

Site Index of Arctic Refuge Web Pages and Documents

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Site index for the Arctic Refuge (this page)

Wildlife and Wild Landscapes:

Wildlife:: Mammals:; Refuge mammal list; Refuge mammal list (450 kb pdf file); Gray Wolf; Wolf Story: A family of wolves; Arktyczna Ostoja (Polish version of Wolf Story); Bears (Polar Bears, Brown Bears, Black Bears); polar bears (360 kb pdf file); brown bears (570 kb pdf file); black bears (600 kb pdf file); Polar bear denning locations and habitats; Polar Bear Den Sites (1.4 meg pdf file); Polar Bear Denning Habitats (930 kb pdf file); Moose migration study; Wildlife Trends: North Slope Moose; Caribou (Porcupine Caribou Herd, Central Arctic Herd, Caribou and the Coastal Plain); Porcupine Caribou Herd (650 kb pdf file); Central Arctic Caribou Herd (550 kb pdf file); Caribou and the Coastal Plain (440 kb pdf file); Caribou locations (maps); Map of Porcupine Caribou herd range (1.6 meg pdf file); Caribou movements in a late spring year (1987); A Caribou Year (and a scientist's year); Calving ground caribou activities; Calving ground scientist's activities; Post-calving caribou activities; Post-calving scientist's activities; Fall migration caribou activities; Fall migration scientist's activities; Wintering ground caribou activities; Wintering ground scientist's activities; Spring migration caribou activities; Spring migration scientist's activities; FAQs about caribou; Three caribou herds; Muskoxen; Dall Sheep; Birds:; Refuge bird list; Refuge bird list (420 kb pdf file); Which Arctic Refuge birds travel to or through your area?; Which Arctic Refuge birds travel to or through your area? (1.3 meg pdf file); Bird migration routes; Bird migration routes (300 kb pdf file); Worldwide bird migration; Worldwide bird migration (720 kb pdf file); Tundra Swans; Snow Geese; Snow Geese fall use areas (a map); Eider Egg Hunt: Field Research along the Coast; Wildlife Trends: Peregrine Falcons; Bluethoats: A Refuge Visitor's Story; Buff-breasted sandpipers: A Refuge Visitor's Story; Fish:; Refuge fish list; Fish (Arctic Grayling, Dolly Varden, Arctic Cisco); Arctic Grayling locations (a map); Dolly Varden locations (a map)
Wild Landscapes:: Ecoregions of northern Alaska; Frozen ground features; Ice wedges and other permafrost features; Active layer; Frozen ground glossary; seismic trails; Water and water rights
Biological References:: Biological Reports; 1987 LEIS (27 meg pdf file); Bibliography of scientific research

News Room:

An introduction to this web site:: Welcome; What's new
Current topics:: Summary of 2007 biological survey activities; Summary of 2006 biological survey activities; Summary of 2005 biological survey activities; Energy

Management:

Refuge information:: Contact Information and Office Directory; Shaded-relief Map; Other Refuge Maps; Questions and Answers; Comprehensive Conservation Plan written in 1988. (52 meg pdf file)
Four Congressionally Designated Management Areas:: 1980s additions to Refuge; Wilderness Area; Wild Rivers; 1002 Area
Refuge Features:: Description of the Refuge: Arctic Refuge brochure text; The Arctic Refuge: A Special Place; Facts and features of the Refuge; A journey through the Refuge; Adjacent Lands

Education:

For Educators:: "Stained glass" Art Project; Complete set of "stained glass" images (380 kb pdf file); Mammal Skulls of the Arctic Refuge; Skull boxes at 300 dots per inch resolution (15 meg pdf file); Skull boxes at 150 dots per inch resolution (6 meg pdf file); Teacher's materials for A Caribou Year; Map of yearly caribou movements (522 KB pdf file); Yearly activities of Porcupine herd caribou (70 KB pdf file); Yearly activities of Porcupine Caribou herd scientists (75 KB pdf file); Qustions to stimulate further student inquiry (55 KB pdf file); Multiple-choice test of "A Caribou Year" readings (67 KB pdf file); Answer key for "A Caribou Year" test (59 KB pdf file); Mapping the Caribou's Range (GIS); Complete GIS files Zipped (102 meg) (individual zip files listed below); GIS zipped files of Northeast Alaska (25 meg tiff); GIS zipped files of Eastcentral Alaska (20 meg tiff); GIS zipped files of Alaska-Yukon border (20 kb); GIS zipped files of Arctic Refuge boundary (1.5 meg); GIS zipped files of Northern Yukon (15 meg tiff); GIS zipped files of NorthCentral Yukon (15 meg tiff); GIS zipped files of Northeast Alaska and the Yukon (11 meg tiff); GIS zipped files of lakes (881 kb); GIS zipped files of Porcupine Caribou herd's range (49 kb); GIS zipped files of Tran-Alaska pipeline (64 kb); GIS zipped files of major rivers (801 kb); GIS zipped files of major highways (1 meg); GIS zipped files of terrain (14 meg); GIS zipped files of populated places (12 kb)

History and Culture:

Refuge Establishment: Legislation and Purposes: Overview of Refuge Purposes; Public Land Order 2214 Establishing the Refuge; Portions of ANILCA related to the Refuge
Refuge History: Caribou Fences: People of the Caribou; Time Line - Establishment and management of the Refuge; Legacy of Conservation; Three names in one year?; Listing of historic writings
Local Cultures: Communities adjacent to the Refuge; A gathering to learn traditional ways