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Delayed Opening of Kennecott Visitor Center
Due to lingering snow conditions and frozen water supply lines, the park has postponed the opening of the Kennecott Visitor Center until June 1. Even though the visitor center is closed, Kennecott MInes NHL and local businesses are open. More »
Far North Film festival
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Wrangell St Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska Geographic, and the Far North Conservation Film Festival will be presenting a diverse group of outstanding films about the conservation and sustainability of wildlife, wild places and cultures from around the world. The Far North Conservation Film Festival began in 2003 in celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week. After growing and developing, the festival is in its 7th year of celebrating the diversity and sustainability of wildlife, wild places, and cultures around the world and in the far north! The Far North Conservation Film Festival is a place for filmmakers, local people, and local businesses to support media that matters in promoting global conservation. Come and join us for just one film or enjoy the whole festival in the National Park Service Theater. The festival will be shown April 23rd from Noon to 5 P.M. The Visitor Center and Bookstore will be open from 11:30 to 5:15 PM Admission is free. Movie snacks will be provided. For more film information click here or to sneak a peek, please check out the festival Facebook page. For more information please contact Erica Edmonds at 822-7225.
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Did You Know?
There are 48 species of mammals in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park &
Preserve, ranging in size from the tiny shrew to the mighty bison.