USFWS
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska Region   

Icon of Blue Goose Compass. Click on the compass to view a map of the refuge (pdf)

 

Outreach and Education

 

Community Activities Offered at Tetlin

  • Family Crafts Nights at Tok School
  • Cranberry Festival (in the early fall- partner Helping Hnds Food Bank)
  • Upper Tanana Migratory Bird Festival
  • Family Rafting/Canoeing Days
  • Environmental Literature Group
  • CANnes Film Festival Series
  • Wilderness First Aid Training

For upcoming events, please see the News Room listings or contact the refuge educator at (907) 883-9419 for specific dates, times and venues.

Summer fire carnivals, habitat camps and other various summer activities focus on fire’s natural role in the forest ecosystem.

Residents and visitors are kept abreast of summer fire situations through public meetings, flyers and local news articles.

The FireWise program teaches homeowners how to improve the fire “defensibility” of their property. It is offered through various local venues.

Fire Carnival.  P. Butteri/USFWS.  Click to Enlarge.
Fire Science Raft Trip.  USFWS.  Click to Enlarge.

 

 

Last updated: December 28, 2009