Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

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Check out what happened last Summer 2011!

2012 Proposed Compendium is Available for Comment
Thru Feb. 15 - Click Here for more information

Mt Wrangell Volcano Alert Issued
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Rec. of Decision for the Nabesna ORV EIS now Available
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Spring 2012 Subsistence Res. Comm. Meeting
Draft Agenda
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Into The Backcountry

Wrangell-St. Elias provides opportunities for lifetimes of backcountry exploration. Hike its mountains, float its rivers, ski its glaciers, or fly over this landscape and you witness living geology. You sense discovery, the feeling you might be the first to see such sights.

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Subsistence

Subsistence fishing and hunting is part of the fabric of rural Alaskan lifestyles. When the U.S. Congress established Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in 1980, it recognized the important connection between rural Alaskans and the land in allowing them a continued opportunity for subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering in the park.

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