Artwork by Ursula Schneider

"Not only have
we had a pretty
close look at
a fantastic corner
of this great
state, but we
also have learned
a great deal
about rafting
and minimum
impact camping."

–George & Lucy
Cutting


Links

Alaska Parks & Refuges

Gates of the Arctic National Park (www.nps.gov/gaar/)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (http://arctic.fws.gov)

Arctic Refuge Info

Activist Info (www.alaskaaction.org)
Alaska Wilderness League (www.alaskawild.org)
Northern Alaska Environmental Center (www.northern.org)
Arctic Refuge Art (www.arcticrefugeart.org)
Alaska Coalition  (www.alaskacoalition.org)

Western Arctic Info

NPRA (www.northern.org/artman/publish/npra.shtml)
NPRA (www.alaskawild.org/campaigns_other_npra_2005.html)
Teshekpuk Lake--NPRA (www.savetlake.org)
Western Arctic Caribou herd (http://magazine.audubon.org/features0503/caribou.html)
Caribou Trails newsletter (www.birding.alaska.gov/pubs/trails/issue7.pdf)

Alaska Wildlife & Fishing

ADF&G Wildlife Notebook Series (www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/notehome.htm)
Porcupine Caribou Herd Satellite Collar Project (www.taiga.net/satellite/)
Alaska Science Forum, Wildlife Index (www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/wildlife.html)
Alaska Fish & Game Licences, Online purchase (www.admin.adfg.state.ak.us/license/)

Travel to Alaska

Alaska Airlines (www.alaskaair.com)
Alaska Marine Highway System (www.akferry.org)
Alaska Railroad (www.akrr.com)
Parks Highway Express  (www.alaskaone.com/phe/)

Fairbanks Visitor Info

Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau (www.explorefairbanks.com)
Alaska Public Lands Information Center (www.nps.gov/aplic/center)

Recommended Places to Stay in Fairbanks

In the Downtown Area

Wedgewood Resort (www.fountainheadhotels.com)
Marriott Spring Hill Suites (www.springhillsuites.com)
Super 8 Motel (www.super8.com)
Minnie Street Bed & Breakfast (www.minniestreetbandb.com)
Ah Rose Marie B&B (www.akpub.com/akbbrv/ahrose.html)

If You're Staying Longer and Have a Car

Cloudberry B&B (www.mosquitonet.com/~cloudberry)
Mt. Aurora Fairbanks Creek Lodge (www.mt-aurora.com)

Anchorage Visitor Info

Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (www.anchorage.net)
Anchorage Guesthouse (www.akhouse.com)

Other Alaskan Experiences We Recommend

Camp Denali (www.campdenali.com)
Kachemak Bay Wilderness Lodge (www.alaskawildernesslodge.com)
Alaska Wildland Adventures, (www.alaskawildland.com)

Where to Get the Good Food We Use

MaryJanes Farm meals (www.maryjanesfarm.org)
AlpineAire meals (www.alpineaire.com)
Interior Alaska Fish Processors (www.santassmokehouse.com)

Alaska Weather

National Weather Service, Alaska region (www.arh.noaa.gov)

Articles About or Relating to Arctic Treks

New York Review of Books: Inside the Endangered Arctic Refuge
by Peter Matthiessen
Backpacker Magazine: "Postcards from the Edge"
by Jeff Rennicke
Orion Magazine:"An Open Journal from the Arctic"
by Terry Tempest Williams
Seattle Post Intelligencer: "The Last Great Place"
by Joel Connelly
2001 WWF Arctic Programme Workshop: Keynote Address
by Carol Kasza

Photo Galleries

Subhankar Banerjee (www.wwbphoto.com)
John Wall (www.johnwall.com/travel/arctic/)
Izuru Toki (members.aol.com/izurutoki/)

 

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