The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge includes the southwestern two-thirds of Kodiak Island, Uganik Island, the Red Peaks area of Afognak Island and all of Ban Island in the archipelago. It encompasses 1,990,418 acres (8,054.94 km2).[2] The refuge is administered from offices in Kodiak.
The climate of the refuge is that of southern Alaska, mild and rainy. Many areas in the refuge are densely forested with Sitka spruce at lower elevations. There are grasslands in drier areas, shrub habitats dominated by dense alder, and alpine habitats at higher elevations. The refuge contains several small glaciers.
The refuge has no road access from the outside but contains part of a private road used for access to the Terror Lake hydroelectric facility. Public use of this road is prohibited.
kodiak, national, wildlife, refuge, united, states, national, wildlife, refuge, kodiak, archipelago, southwestern, alaska, united, states, iucn, category, habitat, species, management, area, chiniak, alaska, united, stateslocationkodiak, island, borough, alask. The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in the Kodiak Archipelago in southwestern Alaska United States Kodiak National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV habitat species management area Chiniak Bay Kodiak National Wildlife RefugeMap of Alaska United StatesLocationKodiak Island Borough Alaska United StatesNearest cityKodiak AlaskaCoordinates57 20 00 N 153 45 02 W 57 3333333 N 153 7505556 W 57 3333333 153 7505556 1 Area1 990 418 acres 8 054 94 km2 Established1941Governing bodyU S Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteKodiak NWR Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription edit nbsp Scenery Kodiak National Wildlife RefugeThe Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge includes the southwestern two thirds of Kodiak Island Uganik Island the Red Peaks area of Afognak Island and all of Ban Island in the archipelago It encompasses 1 990 418 acres 8 054 94 km2 2 The refuge is administered from offices in Kodiak The refuge contains seven major rivers and about 100 streams It is a spawning ground for all five species of Pacific Ocean salmon steelhead Dolly Varden and several other fish species as well as a nesting ground for 250 species of bird many of which feed on salmon The refuge has only six native species of mammals Kodiak bear red fox river otter ermine little brown bat and tundra vole The non native mammals Sitka black tailed deer mountain goat Roosevelt elk caribou marten red squirrel snowshoe hare and beaver were introduced to the archipelago between the 1920s and 1950s and are now hunted and trapped An estimated 2 300 brown bears inhabit the refuge and an estimated 1200 bald eagles nest here every year 3 The climate of the refuge is that of southern Alaska mild and rainy Many areas in the refuge are densely forested with Sitka spruce at lower elevations There are grasslands in drier areas shrub habitats dominated by dense alder and alpine habitats at higher elevations The refuge contains several small glaciers The refuge has no road access from the outside but contains part of a private road used for access to the Terror Lake hydroelectric facility Public use of this road is prohibited See also editList of largest National Wildlife RefugesReferences edit Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior USFWS Lands Report 30 September 2007 Kodiak About the Refuge U S Fish amp Wildlife Service External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Official site Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge nbsp This article related to a protected area in Alaska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge amp oldid 1095850691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
