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Sockeye Salmon: Hooked Jaws and Red Backs

Sockeye Salmon: Hooked Jaws and Red Backs

Sockeye or “red” salmon are icons of Alaska. It’s only fair that this famous fish is highlighted in our next Species Spotlight! Read on to discover something new about this keystone species and learn about how so many species (including humans!) depend on it.

Horned Puffin: The Sea Parrot

Horned Puffin: The Sea Parrot

First you learned about tufted puffins, but now horned puffins? Can we even TAKE anymore adorable seabirds?? Yes, yes we can. Dive on into this new Species Spotlight to learn more about horned puffins! You won’t be disappointed. Hint: more pufflings and orange clown feet.

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 4

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 4

On Hannah’s fourth trip, she will be venturing to the Southwest region of Alaska to explore some of the state’s extensive islands, including the Aleutian Islands. Jump in to learn more about how some of these iconic places were inspired by equally iconic wildlife!

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 3

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 3

On Hannah’s third trip, she will be embracing the cold and venturing north along with some of Alaska’s most iconic wildlife. While exploring the Arctic and Northern slope of Alaska, we will be going through several old mining communities and smaller villages that rely heavily on animals as subsistence resources.

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 2

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 2

Much of the Interior region is on the lands of Tanana Athabascan language speakers, so the wildlife-inspired places we will visit were first named in this dialect. We will continue to explore the many landscapes and towns Alaska has to offer, specifically any location named after one of our many furry, feathered, or scaled neighbors.

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VIDEO: Wildlife of Bristol Bay

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VIDEO: Wildlife of Bristol Bay

Join us in celebration of Bristol Bay's wildlife! You’ll hear from three speakers to learn about wildlife in Bristol Bay and how you can help protect them.