Alaska Wilderness League

10/22/2026

Public lands don't belong to politicians, oil companies, corporations, or billionaires.

They belong to the public.

Our lands. Our vote.

Photo: USFWS

10/22/2026

Your public lands. Your voice. Your vote.

Check your registration, make a plan, and make your voice heard.

Photo: USFWS

10/19/2026

Conservation photographer Gerrit Vyn spent seven weeks documenting Teshekpuk Lake and the birds and wildlife that depend on it.

His photographs offer a rare glimpse of a landscape few people will ever see and a reminder of what’s at stake.

📷 Explore the photo essay from Audubon magazine: bit.ly/4APwcf6

10/18/2026

Alaska Day marks the anniversary of Alaska joining the United States in 1867.

Americans are connected to Alaska in so many ways and we're proud to bring together people from across the country to stand alongside Indigenous leaders protecting Alaska’s lands, waters, wildlife, and ways of life through strong, lasting federal protections.

United, we fiercely defend Alaska.

Photo: USDA Forest Service

10/17/2026

THE MUSKOX: Shaggy. Ancient. Extremely well insulated. Enjoys tundra.

National Wildlife Refuge Week is a chance to celebrate what these places make possible and recommit to keeping them wild.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in Alaska’s far northeast, is one of the world’s last truly intact wilderness landscapes.

Nowhere else in North America does such a wide range of habitats exist within a single protected place.

Happy Nationaal Wildlife Refuge Week!

Photos: USFWS

10/16/2026

It has been a hard-fought year for Alaska’s public lands and few places have felt the pressure more intensely than the Western Arctic. But we’re not going quietly.

People are speaking up, defending one of the largest expanses of federal public lands in the country, submitting comments, showing up at hearings, calling out corporate actions, and reminding decision-makers that the Western Arctic is worth protecting.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who has stood with us through this fight to protect one of the most ecologically important places in the Arctic.

Learn more:

It has been a hard-fought year for Alaska's public lands, and few places have felt the pressure more intensely than the Western Arctic. Stretching across m ...

10/16/2026

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most remarkable places in Alaska. Few places on Earth bring together this much ecological richness in such a wild, intact landscape.

This 300,000-acre coastal wilderness sustains more than 200 species of wildlife.

A national wildlife refuge is a promise that a place will remain wild.

Happy National Wildlife Refuge Week!

Photos: USFWS

10/15/2026

A national wildlife refuge is a promise that places will remain wild and that wildlife will have somewhere to live, migrate, nest and raise their young.

From polar bears denning along the coast to caribou crossing the coastal plain, millions of animals depend on this landscape.

Happy National Wildlife Refuge Week!

Photos: USFWS

10/14/2026

Don’t miss this special event hosted by Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, featuring Tessa Hulls.

Tuesday, October 20th, 5–6 p.m. AKDT (see all the ways to watch—in person and online—at the link below).

Join Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges for Giving Voice to the Arctic Refuge, an opportunity to hear from Tessa Hulls, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, artist, and adventurer, about her experience packrafting the Marsh Fork of the Canning River and the powerful connections between people, place, and the Arctic Refuge.

Tessa will share stories from her unique Arctic Refuge artist residency, explore the Refuge’s history, and reflect on how experiencing this extraordinary landscape inspired her to take action. Attendees can also get a free copy of her illustrated zine, One River: Many Braids.

We’re grateful to Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges for bringing people together to celebrate and protect Alaska’s extraordinary wild places.

Learn more about the event and find details on how to attend:

Tessa Hulls: Giving Voice to the Arctic Refuge – October 20 With Tessa Hulls, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Voices of the Wilderness 2023 Artist in Residence, wilderness traveler, and Pulitzer Prize winning graphic writer Tuesday, October 20, 5 – 6 pm Alaska Daylight Time Fairbanks – Tessa H...

10/14/2026

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is an extraordinary example of a relatively small refuge with an outsized role for migratory birds, including one of the world’s largest eelgrass beds and habitat used by hundreds of thousands of birds.

National Wildlife Refuge Week is a chance to celebrate what these places make possible and recommit to keeping them wild.

Photos: USFWS