Innoko National Wildlife Refuge

The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,583 km ² protected area of ​​the National Wildlife Refuge system between the Kuskokwim Mountains and the Nulato Hills to the west of Alaska. It consists of the 3040 km ² large Kaiyuh Unit south of the mouth of the Koyukuk in the Yukon and the Innoko Unit ( 12,540 km ² ) with the same name, 5018 km ² large Wilderness Area to the south of the Yukon left together. The Kaiyuh Unit extends in an easterly direction to Galena and south to Kaltag. In the southwest of Innoko unit on the right is Yukonufer Grayling.

The landscape is criss-crossed by lakes and ponds black spruce forests in marsh and wetlands and hills up to 300 m altitude.

Wildlife

The Innoko NWR is an important habitat for water birds. About 130 bird species occur within the boundaries of Refuges. In the fall can be found for a nesting over 300,000 birds.

Besides beavers that live in the many streams, there is a large moose population. Reindeer herd Beaver Mountain winter here. Wolves, grizzly and black bears live year-round in the region.

History

Athabaskan live for centuries on the rivers Innoko and Iditarod. Beginning of the 20th century led to discovery of gold at their tributaries prospectors and gold seekers in the region, the trading posts and settlements founded. The supply route there, led by the current Refuge was known as the Iditarod Trail and is now designated as a National Historic Trail. The Iditarod dogsled race that leads north in even years and odd years south past the limits of the Refuges.

The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

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