• Ice crystals form on ground vegetation

    Noatak

    National Preserve Alaska

Foundation Statement

The Noatak National Preserve Foundation Statement is a formal description of the preserve's core mission. It is a foundation to support planning and management of the preserve. The foundation is grounded in the preserve's legislation and from knowledge acquired since the preserve was originally established. It provides a shared understanding of what is most important about the preserve. This Foundation Statement describes the preserve's purpose, significance, fundamental resources and values, primary interpretive themes, and special mandates.

 
Cover page of the Noatak Foundation Statement
Click on this cover page of the preserve's foundation statement to view a copy of the document.

Did You Know?

Setting sun casts dramatic highlights and shadows on the clouds and snow covered mountains.

Noatak National Preserve lies entirely north of the Arctic Circle.  The Arctic Circle is located at 66º 33’N Latitude and circumscribes an area in which the sun does not set at least one day per year.