Mystery Alaska
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Mystery Creek ... The burn projects on the Mystery Creek Road consist of multiple units that encompass more than 5000 acres. The purposes of these burns are to increase moose habitat and provide a fire break between the refuge and the town of Sterling. ... Mystery Creek Units 3,5 &6 vary in size from 450 to 2000 acres and are scheduled to be burned during the summer of 2002. ... [Read More]
Alaska Refuges - Kenai - Text Version
Within the Canoe Lakes, Andy Simons, and Mystery Creek Units of the Kenai Wilderness, only the following lakes are designated for airplane operations: ... Mystery Creek Unit ... [Read More]
Alaska Refuges - Togiak National Wildife Refuge
Muskrats are rare to uncommon on Togiak Refuge. Historical reports suggest that muskrats were once abundant on the Nushagak Peninsula, but reasons for their decline remain a mystery. ... [Read More]
Alaska Refuges - Kenai - Text Version
Primary access to the cabin is by float plane, ski plane, snowmobile and skiing. This cabin can also be accessed from August 10 to mid October by seasonally driving 22 miles down the Mystery Creek Road (when the gate is open) and then by hiking or canoeing to the cabin. There is no designated hiking trail to the cabin. Contact the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for gate information (907) 262-7021. Note: Four wheel drive vehicles are recommended for driving the Mystery Creek Road however ATV’S are not permitted on the Refuge. ... [Read More]
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Videos
Alaska's Steller sea lions are in trouble. Once numbering over 200,000 animals, the population has plummeted in recent years, in some areas by as much as 80 percent. Why are Steller sea lions disappearing, and what can be done to stop the population crash? This program will take you on a field trip to sea lion rookeries in remote parts of the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands. There you will be treated to a remarkable look at how sea lions live in Alaska's North Pacific, one of the world's most breathtaking natural environments. You will also learn what scientists are doing in their race against time to solve the mystery of the sea lion's decline. ... [Read More]
Alaska Refuges - Kenai - Text Version
Mystery Creek ... The burn projects on the Mystery Creek Road consist of multiple units that encompass more than 5000 acres. The purposes of these burns are to increase moose habitat and provide a fire break between the refuge and the town of Sterling. ... Mystery Creek Units 3,5 &6 vary in size from 450 to 2000 acres and are scheduled to be burned during the summer of 2002. ... [Read More]
Educational Adventures
Is your class interested in learning about Alaska? Doing a unit on the Far North? Then this new educational "traveling trunk" is for you! The Great Alaskan Mystery Box contains videos, books, slides, puppets, and a myriad of student activities...all about Alaska. The box contains four Mystery Bags covering four main topics: Alaska (in general), Alaskan Geology, Alaskan Animals, and Alaskan Culture. Each Mystery Bag includes an introduction, student activities, a video and reading selection, a "real-life" application, and an exercise to test students on what they have learned. A journal and camera are included for use by classes to document use of the box. ... [Read More]
Service Routes of the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)
From gentle coastal grasslands to rumbling, snow-cappedvolcanoes, Southwest Alaska has a character and charm all itsown. This land of mystery is home to numerous national wildliferefuges, hundred of species of sea birds, fur seal colonies,walrus and other wildlife. ... [Read More]
Local Response
Hundreds of oil and hazardous substance spills occur across Alaska every year. Whether from freighters, fishing boats, leaking storage tanks, discarded wastes, abandoned drums, mystery spills, or other sources, these spills can cause serious damage to public health and property as well as to the environment. ... [Read More]
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