Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a vast preserve on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula beside Kenai Fjords National Park, established in 1941 as the Kenai National Moose Range and redesignated in 1980. Administered from Soldotna, it includes a large protected wilderness and a varied landscape of wetlands, taiga, alpine country, rivers, and lakes. The refuge supports moose, caribou, Dall sheep, wolves, bears, lynx, and thousands of birds, while also drawing anglers, paddlers, campers, and hikers to both developed and backcountry areas. Fire is a major natural force here, and large wildfires in 2009, 2014, and 2019 shaped nearby communities and refuge management.

Funny River, Alaska · United States