Month: July 2023

Aniakchak National Monument Preserve

Aniakchak National Monument Preserve

A visit to the Aniakchak National Monument Preserve will bring home to you just how centrally located Alaska is on the volcanic “Ring of Fire.” This 586,000-acre monument is home to one of the world’s largest calderas and is located on the roadless Alaska Peninsula 

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park preserves the memory of the thrilling Gold Rush era. It spans the states of Alaska and Washington in the USA. In the late 1800s, when gold was still relatively scarce, a large number of individuals flocked to this region. 

Simeonof National Wildlife Refuge

Simeonof National Wildlife Refuge

Simeonof Wilderness can be found in Alaska’s Aleutians East Borough. Simeonof Island, part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, is a traditional sea otter haulout in the Shumagin Island Group. Sea otters can thrive in the abundant marine life of the kelp and eelgrass 

Semidi National Wildlife Refuge

Semidi National Wildlife Refuge

Semidi National Wildlife Refuge is home to various marine animals and birds. The refuge encompasses several islands, including Chisik Island, Duck Island, and the Semidi Islands; it is a rough and lonely region with rocky shorelines, towering mountains, and thick forests. Animals as varied as 

Selawik National Wildlife Refuge

Selawik National Wildlife Refuge

Selawik National Wildlife Refuge can be found east of Kotzebue Sound in far-flung northwest Alaska near the Arctic Circle. The 2,150,000-acre reserve protects a stunning and historically significant area of the Arctic. The refuge is an impressively large area of tundra, spruce woodland, and hillsides 

Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge

Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge

Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area on St. Lazaria Island, known for its nesting bird colony and its significance as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Sitka Sound, south of Kruzof Island, contains it. Tlingit calls the island Kanasx’ée. St. 

Crowley Ridge State Park

Crowley Ridge State Park

Crowley Ridge State Park in northeast Arkansas has rolling hills and forested terrain. Benjamin Crowley, one of the earliest settlers in the neighbourhood, called this place his homestead in the past. The Civilian Conservation Corps laboured in the 1930s to construct the park’s historic log 

Sitka National Historical Park

Sitka National Historical Park

Sitka National Historical Park was founded in 1890. It is thus Alaska’s first federally protected area. To honour the 1804 Battle of Sitka, Alaska’s first national park was created in 1910. The location of the Tlingit Fort and battlefield is all that is left of 

Daisy State Park

Daisy State Park

Daisy State Park is a scenic recreational area located in Arkansas’s foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Daisy State Park, located at the base of the stunning Ouachita Mountains, is a haven for nature lovers. This park is situated in Lake Greeson, a beautiful 7,000-acre lake 

Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge

Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge

Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge is a haven for a wide variety of flora, fauna, and curious visitors. The wildlife refuge spans a total area of 6,105 acres and features picturesque cliffs, a tranquil river, and marshes that are teaming with ducks and rails.