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Climate Change Implications for Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge PDF

Alaska is experiencing visible signs of climate change, including melting permafrost, drying wetlands, and increased fire activity. To better understand what changes are taking place, and how land managers might deal with these changes on public lands, Dr. Wendy Loya, an ecologist with The Wilderness Society (TWS), initiated a project to apply climate change scenarios to Alaska’s federal wildlands. Together with TWS GIS analyst Anna Springsteen, and in partnership with the University of Alaska’s SNAP (Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning) program, Dr.

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Road Fact Sheet PDF

Now that Congress has passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-11), federally protected Wilderness in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is in great peril. The bill would allow internationally significant Wilderness lands to be removed from federal protection in order to construct an unnecessary road between the Alaskan communities of King Cove and Cold Bay. This fact sheet examines the threats of the proposed road to the refuge.

National Wildlife Refuge Map MAP PDF

The National Wildlife Refuge System is comprised of 549 refuges across the country. As the map indicates there is a national wildlife refuge in every state, and many are a one hour drive from most major cities.

Public Lands Briefing Book for 111th Congress PDF

With Congress back in session, our staff and policy experts have been working full-speed with members of the presidential transition team and with members of Congress to prepare them on steps they can quickly take to right many of the environmental wrongs of the past eight years.

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Map MAP PDF

The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge boasts extensive wilderness and wildlife values. The refuge provides a home for birds, bears, caribou, and more. A proposed road threatens to cut through designated wilderness and reduce critical habitat for the species the refuge was established to protect.

Yukon Flats: A Way of Life at Risk VIDEO

The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in central Alaska is threatened by a land exchange proposal that puts wildlife and native communities at risk.

Global Warming and U.S. Public Lands: America's Wild Lands are Under Threat, and Will Play Key Role in Any Climate Change Solution PDF

America’s public lands — some 600 million acres of land and 150,000 square miles of protected waters — are the birthright of every citizen, and the legacy we hold in trust for generations to come. Global warming poses an unprecedented threat to the nation’s iconic landscapes — our national parks, forests, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges. At the same time, protecting these natural places is more important now than ever before.

America's Treasured Wildlife Refuges on the Brink PDF

Several years of stagnant or declining budgets have exacerbated the more than $2.5 billion operations and maintenance backlog at refuges, and have forced a dramatic 20 percent reduction in staff nationwide. This fact sheet details effects at refuges across the country.