Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge

Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge protects 700,058 acres in Alaska’s upper Tanana River valley, where forests, wetlands, tundra, lakes, mountains, and glacial rivers form a broad northern ecosystem beneath the Alaska Range. Though one of the larger National Wildlife Refuges in the United States, it is the second-smallest in Alaska. The refuge is especially important for the Tetlin Passage, a major bird migration corridor linking Canada, the lower 48 states, and even Central and South America. Many birds nest there, and the refuge also supports moose, caribou, sheep, predators, and important fish spawning habitat while remaining vital for local subsistence.

Northway, Alaska · United States