America's Wildest Places - Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Misty fjords, deep glacial valleys, and lofty mountains distinguish the 1.9 million-acre Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Kodiak is the Island of the Great Bear, the Kodiak brown bear that inhabits this wild, rugged Archipelago in the Gulf of Alaska, 252 miles south-west of Anchorage.
Today, the refuge has a global conservation role - to instil regard for bears, salmon, and other wildlife within the largest intact, pristine island ecosystem. Kodiak's diverse habitats encompass 117 salmon-bearing streams, 16 lakes, riparian wetlands, grasslands, shrub lands, spruce forest, tundra, and alpine meadows. Collectively these habitats sustain 3,000 bears, account for up to 30 million salmon caught by the Kodiak-based fishing fleet, support more than 400 breeding pairs of bald eagles, and provide essential migration and breeding habitat for another 250 species of fish, birds and mammals. Such natural abundance and spectacular scenery attracts thousands of visitors to the refuge annually.
WILDLIFE & HABITAT
Refuge terrain is mostly mountainous dissected by fiords and deep river valleys carved by ancient glaciers. Diverse refuge wildlands, ranging from Sitka spruce forest on Afognak Island to rolling tundra on the Aliulik Peninsula, help sustain brown bears, bald eagles, Sitka-black tailed deer, red fox, river otter, ermine, tundra vole, and little brown bats along with other wildlife.
Kodiak brown bears are a distinct subspecies from mainland brown bears; they have been isolated on the archipelago since the last ice age, about 12,000 years ago. A rich variety of vegetation, salmon, and berries provide ideal habitat for bears, and their population flourishes - estimated at about 3,000 bears within the boundaries of the Kodiak Refuge.
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Kodiak Refuge offers superb recreational opportunities—an ideal destination for wildlife viewing, hunting, hiking, kayaking, fishing, camping, and other types of outdoor adventures.
If you enjoy getting outdoors and looking for wildlife, Kodiak provides incredible opportunities for viewers and photographers! From birding to bear watching, visitors come from all over the world to enjoy observing species in their wild habitat.
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge offers a number of environmental education programs for a variety of audiences. Is your school, youth, environmental or other group interested in learning more about the wildlife, plants, habitats and ecology of Kodiak? Contact or visit the refuge Visitor Center to check on program availability and reservation policies.
Popular fishing destinations such as the Karluk, Uganik, and Ayakulik Rivers offer world-class fishing opportunities for salmon, steelhead, and rainbow trout. Hunting is a popular activity on the refuge. As practiced on refuges, hunting, trapping and fishing do not pose a threat to wildlife populations, and in some instances are necessary for sound wildlife management.
The Kodiak Refuge Visitor Center is located at 402 Center Ave, Kodiak.
Getting there:
Visiting Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge can be the experience of a lifetime! Getting to the refuge is not as simple as jumping into a car or strapping on a pair of hiking boots. The refuge covers 1.9 million acres on Kodiak, Uganik, Ban, and Afognak islands, areas only accessible by floatplane or boat.
Before departing for a trip into the Refuge, visitors typically reach the island of Kodiak by air from Anchorage. Listings for lodging, tours, air charters and outfitters are available through the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce at (907) 486-7605.
For questions about recreation, please contact the Refuge Visitor Center at 907-487-2626
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Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Kodiak Island, Alaska
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Check out the pristine scenery and opportunities for adventure in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge on Kodiak Island in Alaska.
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Alaska's Kodiak and Geographic bay
A view of Kodiak, Geographic bay and fishing in the Seward area of bays and glaciers nearby. Airial views give a fantastic look of just how beautiful Alaska is with it's hills, streams and snow capped mountains.
Kodiak - Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park
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Bear tour, Kodiak Alaska
Geographic Harbor near Kodiak. Up-close and personnel with a Brown Bear.
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Walking in Kodiak, Alaska - What to do on Your Day in Port
We take a walk around Kodiak, Alaska. We walk all the way to Fort Abercrombie State Park.
The ship provided transportation from the port to the visitor's center (about 1 mile away).
On Viking that bus ride was their 'included shore excursion'.
Kodiak is beautiful and less commercialized than some other ports like Juneau or Ketchikan.
The walk down to Fort Abercrombie was nice. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Visitor's Center.
Kodiak Island. Fishing with Bears
A Celebration for the life of Bears. The are beautiful. But, always be cautious
Kodiak Alaska Winter 2019
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Kodiak Alaska Bush Plane Ride
Bush plane flights in Alaska are a wonderful way to see some spectacular scenery, and in many parts of the state they are the primary means of transportation. This video shows a flight from the bush community of Larsen Bay to the town of Kodiak, on Kodiak Island Alaska, in a Piper Cherokee 6.
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Views of the City of Kodiak, Alaska
August 2011. Filmed just above the City of Kodiak. A rare gorgeous day on Kodiak Island.
Flying into Kodiak
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Kodiak Alaska By Car
Have you ever thought of experiencing Kodiak Alaska by Car? An affordable flight from Anchorage and a rental car on Kodiak Island is a fantastic way to experience the Emerald Island first hand.
On this episode of Playing with Sticks we will be exploring Kodiak Alaska by car. We also brought along our inflatable kayak to reach some of the nearby islands. Join us as we navigate around one of Alaska's most beautiful and accessible islands.
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Alaska.org - Kodiak: Alaska's Emerald Isle - Official Video
Official Video of the Kodiak Island Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Kodiak Island is the nation's second largest and was discovered in the 1700s by Russian Fur Traders -- it is now a top tourist destination. The island is also home to the Kodiak Brown Bear, where you can view this amazing species on the ground in their habitat or from the air on a flight seeing tour. Sport fishing is another popular activity. Private fishing boat charters offer excellent saltwater fishing from April through October while commercial fishing vessels work the waters all year long. At the end of the Aleutian Island chain is remote Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, the only place to be bombed by the Japanese in WWII other than Pearl Harbor and departure point for the fall and winter crab fishing fleet of Deadliest Catch fame.
Ancient glaciers and millennia of stormy weather have sculpted Kodiak Island's granite core into rugged mountains and intricate shoreline. This dynamic land is home to an abundance of wildlife. Whales and sea otters feed in bays. Enormous bears roam meadows of waist deep grass and salmon return to nearly every stream.
Kodiak's lush green mountainous landscape has been compared to Ireland's, hence the nickname Emerald Isle. The oldest community in Alaska was established on Kodiak by Aleksandr Baranov in 1792 when Russian rule dominated the northern region of the Pacific Northwest; the oldest Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia was built here in 1794; Alaska's oldest standing building is the Russian American Magazin, built in 1808 as a fur warehouse. The City of Kodiak is the largest seaport in Alaska with the second largest fishing fleet in the US, while the Island's waters have been judged to offer the best sport fishing.
Ferry Approach to Kodiak
On the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry M/V Tustumena approaching the City of Kodiak, Kodiak Island in March, 2007
Kodiak Alaska Beaches: Why a Rental Car is the Best Way to See Kodiak Island
This is part 2 of a two part video on exploring Kodiak Alaska by Car. Here is the link to the first video if you missed it
For the third year in a row we visit the Kodiak Alaska beaches that have captured our hearts. The beaches of Kodiak are extremely easy to access and are plentiful. Rent a car in Kodiak at the airport and you are on your way to a multitude of beaches from white sand to black sand. There are beach parks, secluded beaches, and beaches only accessible by hike or by boat. In this video we explore Fort Abercrombie and the beaches near the community of Chiniak on Kodiak Island.
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Air BnB: Suite by the Sea
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Kodiak Island | Wikipedia audio article
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Kodiak Island (Alutiiq: Qikertaq, Russian: Кадьяк) is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States and the 80th largest island in the world, with an area of 9,311.24 km2 (3,595.09 sq mi), slightly larger than Cyprus. It is 160 km (99 miles) long and in width ranges from 16 to 97 kilometers (10 to 60 mi). Kodiak Island is the namesake for Kodiak Seamount, which lies off the coast at the Aleutian Trench. The largest community on the island is the city of Kodiak, Alaska.
Kodiak Island is mountainous and heavily forested in the north and east, but fairly treeless in the south. The island has many deep, ice-free bays that provide sheltered anchorages for boats. The southwestern two-thirds of the island, like much of the Kodiak Archipelago, is part of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
Kodiak Island is part of the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska. The town of Kodiak is one of seven communities on Kodiak Island and is the island's main city. All commercial transportation between the island and the outside world goes through this city either via ferryboat or airline. Other settlements include the villages of Akhiok, Old Harbor, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Port Lions, and an unorganized community near Cape Chiniak. The village of Ouzinkie on nearby Spruce Island is also part of the island community. Kodiak is also home to the largest U.S. Coast Guard base, which includes Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Communications Station Kodiak, and Aids to Navigation Station Kodiak. The island is also home to the Pacific Spaceport Complex.
The Kodiak bear and the king crab are native to the island. The fishing industry is the most important economic activity on the island; fisheries include Pacific salmon, Pacific halibut, and crab. The Karluk River is famous for its salmon run. Logging, ranching, numerous canneries, and some copper mining are also prevalent.
An antenna farm at the summit of Pillar Mountain above the city of Kodiak provides primary communications to and from the island.
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