Phone:
907.277.6722
Email:
alaska@npca.org
Address:
750 W. 2nd Avenue
Suite 205
Anchorage, AK 99501
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From Wrangell-St. Elias, our largest national park, to the volcanic caldera of Aniakchak National Monument, the national parks in Alaska exist on a grand scale. Here you’ll find brown bears fishing for salmon along the Alagnak National Wild River and extreme climbers summiting the snowy peak of North America’s tallest mountain, Denali. People have lived for centuries across these vast landscapes, and our national parks tell their stories, too: the tales of gold prospectors and traditional cultures, of fishermen, families, and adventurers. Protecting the remarkable resources – historic, natural, and cultural – of these amazing parks is the task of NPCA’s Alaska Regional Office.
Based in Anchorage, the small, dedicated staff of the Alaska office works to preserve the wild ecosystems and rich cultural heritage unique to this state’s national parks. With millions of people traveling from across the globe to explore parks like Denali, Katmai, and Glacier Bay, hoping for glimpses of bears and moose, wolves and eagles, the Alaska team raises awareness of the huge economic benefits these park visitors provide at the local and state level.
They also engage in years-long efforts to protect park resources, such as their work to defend bears and wolves living in this region’s national preserves from aggressive, state-endorsed “predator control” tactics. The Alaska office had reason to celebrate in 2015 when the Park Service finalized new sport hunting regulations that prohibit #UnBearable hunting methods. Unfortunately, the Trump administration is reversing direction and attempting to dismantle protections for bears and wolves on national preserves.
Partnering with Subaru of America and NPS on an innovative zero landfill initiative, this team is helping reduce waste and improve recycling at Denali National Park. And, they’re digging in to repair damaged trails in Wrangell-St. Elias that provide both recreational access and access for rural families practicing traditional subsistence ways of life. Motivated by past success and future threats, the staff of the Alaska office will continue its critical work to protect the parks of Alaska in perpetuity.
Travel Tip: Kobuk Valley
Alaska's remote Kobuk Valley National Park is not accessible by road. If you want to visit this wild and beautiful place, you'll need to take a plane or boat. In the winter, you might even consider traveling by dogsled.
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Resource Working Toward Zero-Landfill Parks A unique partnership between Subaru of America Inc., NPCA, the National Park Service, park concessioners and surrounding communities is helping national parks reduce, reuse and recycle preventing tons of waste going to landfills.
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Trip Alaska’s Glacier Country You can never know what you’ll see, and hear, in glacier country...A deep, low groan in the distance and then a high-pitched trumpet-like buzz and squeal. The humpback whale song is so much more than the siren call of the sea. It’s immediate, strange, and in the moment.
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Blog Post A Record-Setting Tsunami The largest wave ever recorded crashed down in 1958 on the coast of what is now a national park. The wave, a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake, killed two people and caused tremendous damage. Do you know where this massive natural disaster occurred?
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Staff Janelle Blakely Janelle Blakely serves as the Regional Director of Development for the Northwest, Northern Rockies, and Alaska regions. Janelle connects National Parks Conservation Association's most generous supporters with our advocacy and activities to protect our national parks.
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The National Parks are a vital part of our national heritage and culture. They are one of the reasons other nations look up to us, and they are one of the very best parts of being an American. They allow us to come together and celebrate our country in ways that unite us in our diversity. — Sara
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Blog Post 11 of America’s Best National Park Beaches Need some sun and surf in your travel plans? NPCA staff highlight top beach vacation spots at national parks around the country.
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Press Release Disappointing: Supreme Court To Reconsider Park Service Authority Over Waterways in Alaska The Supreme Court agreed to consider a case involving the National Park Service’s ability to regulate hovercraft and other activities on navigable waters within national park boundaries.
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Fact Sheet Ozone Fact Sheet Ozone threatens the health of park visitors and contributes to the disease and death of park species such as the black cherry tree in the East and aspen and ponderosa pine in the West. National park ecosystems across the country are already showing damage from ground-level ozone pollution.
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Magazine Article Small Plastic, Big Problem Plastic is polluting oceans and national park beaches alike, and new studies show that even the tiniest pieces pose a large threat.
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Magazine Article A Ladder to the Top Thirty years ago, Vern Tejas overcame extreme cold and other dangers to become the first person to survive a winter solo ascent of Denali.
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Report Alaska Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Alaska.
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Resource Map of Pebble Mine The Pebble Mine proposal includes a road that cuts between Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks and Preserves.
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Press Release Irresponsible Pebble Mine Project Loses Major Investor By terminating its investment, Northern Dynasty Minerals signals major blow to the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay
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Blog Post Old School: Unique Treasures from National Park Museums The National Park Service manages one of the largest museum systems in North America, preserving more than 45 million objects across 385 park collections. Here are 7 of those objects and the stories they tell across time.
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Blog Post Fuel Your Park Adventure: 10 Great Restaurants Near National Parks Restaurants just outside national parks can be destinations in their own right. Our staff recommends 10 eateries where you can enjoy local delicacies.
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Resource 10 Ways to Be a Park Advocate Want to be an advocate for parks, but don't know where to start?
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Press Release Offshore Leasing Plan Threatens National Parks, Wildlife and Coastal Communities Atlantic, Pacific coasts could be open to leasing for first time in decades.
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Blog Post 10 National Park Trip Ideas for President Trump Would President Trump do more to protect national parks if he took time to visit them? Here are 10 inspirational places I’d put at the top of his bucket list.
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Fact Sheet Gates of the Arctic: No Place for a Mining Road The proposed Ambler Mining Road threatens wilderness recreation, rural lifestyles and the fragile ecosystem of our country’s premier wilderness park.
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Staff Erica Carroll Serving as the Alaska Field Representative for the Alaska Regional Office, Erica works as a liaison to connect and motivate all Alaskans to help them become passionate and effective supporters of Alaska’s national parks.
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Resource Glossary of Unbearable Terms Maps and illustrations showing Alaska's War on Wolves and Bears.
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Fact Sheet How to Host a Park Volunteer Event Hosting a park volunteer event is an empowering act that flexes your leadership skills, helps our parks and engages new people. Learn how with this step-by-step guide.
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Trip Alaska’s Glacier Cruise—Ultimate Expedition Two weeks of adventure for those who want a bit of glacier heaven including stops at Margerie, Grand Pacific, LeConte, Baird, Sawyer and South Sawyer along with native culture and tons of wildlife this journey has a bit of everything.
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Trip Glacier Bay National Park Adventure Cruise This eight day small ship journey is all about Glacier Bay and maximizing your time for adventure both ashore and afloat with three full days in the park. Don't worry we will also have time to spot whales, bears, sea-lions, and birds.
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Trip Glacier Bay Small Ship Cruise On this small boat adventure, spend two full days exploring Glacier Bay along with exploring the wilderness of Tongass National Forest while taking in amazing views of Dawes Glacier and Humpback Whales.
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Trip Alaska’s Inside Passage & San Juans Cruise A small ship adventure featuring Olympic and Glacier Bay National Parks taking you from Seattle through the San Juan Islands, the Inside Passages, Misty Fjords, Frederick Sound, Icy Strait, concluding in Juneau.
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Staff Jim Adams
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Staff and Media Personnel Kati Schmidt Kati Schmidt is based in Oakland, CA, and leads media outreach and communications for the Pacific, Northwest, Northern Rockies, Alaska, and Southwest regions, along with NPCA's national wildlife initiatives.
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Report Ninth Circuit Court Opinion on James Wilde Case Ninth Circuit Court Opinion On James Wilde Case
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Resource Ambler Mining Road Fact Sheets Alaska recently proposed a private industrial road along the southern Brooks Range to facilitate construction of an open pit copper mine near Ambler, Alaska.
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