Friends of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge - FAR

Friends of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge - FAR FAR is a non-profit organization whose members and volunteers help take care of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge. FAR has no physical office.

FAR's members and volunteers help steward the wildlife that depend upon the habitats of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge and adjacent lands and waters. Through support friends, members, and volunteers learn about the needs of the Refuge and have opportunities over time to participate in projects designed to help manage or take care of important habitats and wildlife. Some projects are scienti

fic and include observation and data gathering efforts, some involve maintenance, and others are educational. The purposes for which Friends of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge-FAR- is organized are:

A. To maintain an association of persons interested in the conservation of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge (hereinafter called “the Refuge”), including Potter Marsh, in particular the protection of its unique and fragile subarctic salt-marsh ecosystem, and the abundance and diversity of its living organisms;

B. To work with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and other agencies and organizations, to support the efforts of these entities and of Friends of the Refuge towards Purpose (A);

C. To enhance opportunities for local residents and visitors to view and enjoy the Refuge, including Potter Marsh, to the extent these activities are consistent with Purpose (A);

D. To support educational activities that promote public understanding of the value of the Refuge, and awareness of the need to protect and conserve its ecosystem, to the extent these activities are consistent with Purpose (A);

E. To propose and support scientific investigation of the Refuge ecosystem, and to promote conservation and management of the Refuge that are based on sound scientific information about its species and habitats;

F. To promote and participate in fundraising activities for the benefit of the Refuge; and

G. To do and engage in any lawful activities that are in furtherance of one or more of the purposes enumerated herein and are within the rights and powers granted to non-profit corporations under the laws of the State of Alaska, and that are not inconsistent with exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

07/19/2026
07/16/2026

Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists are conducting a study to learn more about two species of Canada geese…. Link to full story included.

07/09/2026

WOW, our fall 2026 beluga monitoring season is just around the corner and arriving fast! Are you a local resident looking to be a part of Cook Inlet beluga conservation? We will be holding our new volunteer virtual orientation on Tuesday, August 18 from 6-7:30 PM AKST or you can watch a recording afterwards at your own convenience. Head to our website at https://akbmp.org/volunteer/ to register for the live event or receive the recording!

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Alaska Wildlife Alliance
Defenders of Wildlife
Kenai Peninsula College
NOAA Fisheries Service

07/03/2026

This! Thanks, Griff Griffith!

07/03/2026

Read National Geographic’s “Why Fireworks Can Be a Death Sentence for Wildlife.”

06/29/2026
Waxing gibbous moon over the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge @ 1:07 am, 2026.6.26. Température is 56 F and the breeze...
06/26/2026

Waxing gibbous moon over the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge @ 1:07 am, 2026.6.26. Température is 56 F and the breeze is now 5 mph out of the South southeast.

Looking south across the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge after sunset on 2026.6.26 @ midnight. Temperature is 57 F wit...
06/26/2026

Looking south across the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge after sunset on 2026.6.26 @ midnight. Temperature is 57 F with a gentle breeze out of the south southeast at 4 mph. The air is soft and smells of alder.

06/26/2026

We are aware of an AI generated story currently circulating online that falsely claims a beluga whale escaped from an aquarium research facility in Seward, Alaska and returned to Cook Inlet to reunite with her calf. As the only research facility with a public aquarium in Seward, Alaska, we can confirm that this information is false, and the events described never occurred.

Unfortunately, AI generated stories and images can sometimes appear convincing, even when they are completely fictional.

We pride ourselves in sharing the work our team does transparently, and trusted information about our wildlife response efforts, marine mammal conservation, and research can always be found on our official website and verified social media accounts. We also encourage looking to trusted sources like established news organizations that verify information before publication and trusted agencies.

Learn the real story about how Alaska SeaLife Center cared for two orphaned beluga calves through our Wildlife Response Program (one in 2012 and the other in 2017). Their care contributed to peer reviewed scientific research that has advanced our understanding of beluga whale rehabilitation and conservation. The article below highlights those cases and the scientific publications that resulted from them: https://www.alaskasealife.org/news_item/153

More on Naknek, admitted in 2012:
https://alaskapublic.org/programs/2012-06-20/video-rescued-beluga-whale-calf

More on Tyonek, admitted in 2017:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/media-release/stranded-cook-inlet-beluga-whale-calf-safely-transported-alaska-sealife-center

If you have additional questions, please send us a message. You can also help by sharing the real stories of beluga rehabilitation and conservation in Alaska, and the science that continues to improve our understanding of this endangered population.

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