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| National Park Overview: |
 | The present day Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, incorporating the previously established Clarence Rhode, Nunivak and Hazen Bay Refuges, was consolidated in 1980 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Here, the waters of the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers flow through a vast "treeless plain," or tundra. Almost 70% of the refuge is below 100 feet in elevation, and consists of a broad, flat delta stitched through with rivers and streams and dotted with countless lakes, sloughs and ponds. Bordering the expanse of tundra and wetlands are 2.5 million acres of forest and shrub habitat, and uplands sporting mountains more than 4000 feet high. The refuge also includes two large islands - Nelson and Nunivak. In terms of both density and species diversity, the Yukon Delta is the most important shorebird nesting area in the United States. Birds from six major flyways, from the Atlantic Ocean to the east coast of Asia, nest on the refuge or stop to rest and feed on their way to more distant nesting grounds. The Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, and their many tributaries that weave their way through the refuge, provide hundreds of miles of spawning and rearing habitat for fish. A total of 44 species use the refuge's fresh and marine waters; including all five North American Pacific salmon, Dolly Varden char, northern pike, sheefish, arctic grayling, several species of whitefish, burbot and rainbow trout. The drier upland habitats boast populations of both brown and black bears, caribou, moose and wolves. Offshore, Nunivak Island supports a herd of muskoxen introduced in 1935 to successfully re-establish the species in Alaska. Muskox can also be found on Nelson Island and occasionally on other parts of the refuge. Along the coast of the refuge, the waters of the Bering Sea host a variety of marine mammals, including harbor, ribbon and bearded seals and walrus. Several species of whales pass along the refuge's coast during migration. <P> |
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| Refuges - Yukon Delta - ... Refuge System National Page Text Version Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge The Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers dominate the ... contact: Refuge Manager Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge P.O. Box ... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - Bird Checklists of the United States. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Bethel, Alaska. Status Categories: P - Permanent Resident: some members of the species are present on the refuge all... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - ... St. Elias National Park and Preserve -- Copper Center, AK (Printed 1993) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge -- Bethel, AK Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge -- Fairbanks, AK (Printed 04/98 ... | | AlaskaJourney.com / Paul Otteson / Alaska: Adventures in Nature / Alaska Travel - A Complete Guide to Alaska | | Eruk's Wilderness Tours: Southwest Alaska hunting and fishing outfitter. - From grizzly bear hunting to flyfishing for trout, Eruk's Hunts has a package for you. ... 1.3 million acre drainage on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, for which I have the exclusive guiding ... |
| Directions: |
| You cannot drive to the refuge since no roads lead into Bethel, the location of the refuge headquarters. Various airlines provide regular commercial flights to and from Bethel. Upon arriving in the airport in Bethel, drive 2 miles along the only paved road in town, the Chief Eddie Hoffman State Highway, to the refuge office and visitor center. The office is located across from the hospital (a structure known locally as the "yellow submarine"). From Bethel, most non-local visitors travel into the refuge by small aircraft. <P> |
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