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There are 13 Wild and Scenic Rivers managed by the National Park Service in Alaska, including the Alagnak Wild River, which originates within the rugged Aleutian Range of neighboring Katmai National Park and Preserve. Learn more about the NPS Wild and Scenic Rivers Program, or explore the map below to see all the Wild and Scenic Rivers in Alaska.
Rivers are shown in blue, orange, and green: The NPS Wild and Scenic Rivers program has various responsibilities for these rivers; find more information by selecting each river or reviewing the list below.
- Blue - designated national wild and scenic rivers where NPS has a role.
- Orange - Congressionally authorized wild and scenic study rivers where NPS has a role.
- Green - rivers in national park units with enabling legislation provisions similar to those on national wild and scenic rivers.
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NPS Managed Wild and Scenic Rivers in Alaska
Western Arctic
- Noatak River
- Alatna River
- Salmon River
- Koyukuk River (North Fork)
- John River
- Kobuk River
- Tinayguk River
Interior
Southwest
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- Noatak National Preserve
At the Roots of Alaska Science: Practicing Natural History along the Noatak River
- Locations: Noatak National Preserve
Learning from the land forges a connection with it. The understanding of Alaska’s wild landscape that comes from spending weeks with it develops informed, emotionally engaged citizen-advocates who can speak wisely on behalf of Alaska’s parks and wildernesses. Place-based natural history education can foster abiding connection to, and concern for, the land.
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Last updated: August 16, 2017