Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve moose, bears, mountain goats, Dall sheep, wolves and other furbearers, salmonoids and other fish, waterfowl and other migratory and nonmigratory birds; to fulfill international treaty obligations of the United States with respect to fish and wildlife and their habitats; to ensure water quality and necessary water quantity within the Refuge; to provide, in a manner consistent with the first two purposes, opportunities for scientific research, interpretation, environmental education, and land management training; and to provide, in a manner compatible with all the aforementioned purposes, opportunities for fish and wildlife-oriented recreation.

Upper Kenai River on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Last updated: February 20, 2009