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- Exploring the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. Read, Richard // Nieman Reports;Winter2003, Vol. 57 Issue 4, p103
The article recounts the experiences of three journalist during their adventure floating north toward the Arctic Ocean from Alaska. Those who write columns without hiking or without at least moving from their keyboards, run certain risks. So do people who brave grizzlies, polar bears,...
- NORTHERN EXPOSURE. // WILD;May2001, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p26
Presents the short story 'Northern Story,' which deals with species of birds and animals in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- THE ARCTIC REFUGE TURNS 50. ENGELHARD, MICHAEL // National Wildlife;Dec/Jan2011, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p38
The article discusses the U.S. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in December 2010. According to the author, the Refuge, which was the first attempt by the U.S. federal government to protect an entire ecosystem, has survived political and...
- Restless Nomads in a Land of Controversy. Walker, Tom // National Wildlife;Aug/Sep2001, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p20
Relates the author's experience of witnessing an annual migration of caribou on the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Rumbling of the herd's passage; Gathering of the caribou in what biologists call a post-calving aggregation.
- ARCTIC STARTING LINE. George, Ryan // Audubon;Mar/Apr2002, Vol. 104 Issue 2, p27
Focuses on the birds that migrate from Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to wintering grounds all over the world. Number of species found in the refuge; Implication of oil development in the refuge for the well-being of the birds; Preservation of the birdlife in the refuge.
- Being caribou. Heuer, Karsten // Canadian Geographic;Mar/Apr2006, Vol. 126 Issue 2, p82
The article recounts the author's experience following a Porcupine caribou herd in Yukon and Alaska. He and his wife Leanne Allison spent five months in 2003 following the huge herd's migration. On May 31, 2003, they arrived at the Jago River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- A preliminary report on the vegetation zonation of palsas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, northern Alaska, USA. Tsuyuzaki, Shiro; Sawada, Yuki; Kushida, Keiji; Fukuda, Masami // Ecological Research;Jul2008, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p787
We measured vegetation patterns on palsas with reference to topographic characteristics on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, northern Alaska, to obtain benchmark data because of the changes expected from global warming. Vegetation was examined in 60 plots of area 50 cm � 50 cm by five...
- BLAZING TRAILS IN CONSERVATION. Harris, Hamil; Richardson, Nicole Marie // Black Enterprise;Sep2005, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p37
The article presents an interview with Jerome Ringo, an African American Board member for the National Wildlife Federation. Ringo explains that African Americans should get involved in environmental conservation that include the resolution of problems like global warming and coastal erosion....
- Ignorance Skews Views on Environment. Feder, Don // Human Events;05/28/2001, Vol. 57 Issue 20, p11
Focuses on the findings of the `Los Angeles Times' poll released in May 2001, which revealed the public's opinion on the environmental policies of the United States. Criticisms on the government's call to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska; Conflict on the...
