Explore one of Alaska’s 16 National Wildlife Refuges with Refuge staff and other Friends members. Experience the refuge as a visitor would only with insider guidance. Camp and travel by canoes, rafts, boats or by foot. Some trips will include a volunteer project. All will include meeting refuge staff, learning about the refuge and getting ideas for future volunteer opportunities. The purpose of these trips is to give you an opportunity to really know one of the refuges and their staff and other Friends members. Trips will vary in length, difficulty and expense. Participants will share expenses for food and transportation when necessary. This is a members only opportunity. Join here.
Current Opportunities:
- 2023, Raft the Marsh Fork of the Canning, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, June 19 – 29, This trip is FULL
Future Opportunities
2024, Raft a River in Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, dates, costs, river, TBD. If interested contact Poppy Benson
Past Opportunities:
- Tetlin Refuge
Discovery and Volunteer Trip – July 2019
- Kenai Refuge Discovery Trip, February 2019
- Tetlin Refuge Discovery Trip – May 2018
- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Canoe Trip – September, 2017