Let’s take a moment to celebrate the incredible Refuge Staff and Friends Volunteers that have taken action to help Wildlife Thrive in Alaska! AlaskaTeam16! held 4 LIVE events, drawing 130 participants, which were held in.
- Bethel
- Homer
- Kenai
- Kodiak
- All assisted by Friends Members/Volunteers
Runners for Yukon Delta Refuge in Bethel!
Alaska Maritime Refuge sign-in and snacks table on the Homer Spit Trail
- Finishers at the Yukon Delta Refuge 5K.
Kodiak Refuge Staff & Friends volunteer Leslie Slater
Walk for the Wild walkers on the Marsh Lake Trail, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
We also offered Virtual option for folks to Walk for the Wild wherever they were, along with a link to podcasts on our Refuges to be listened to while walking and folks from throughout the country did just that
We had a dream goal of $16,000… one day! We raised $1704 with help from the PLA Amplifier Fund. Our Team was 15th in the country! Those funds will be deposited into the Friends unrestricted funds for allocation to refuges in response to requests.
Walk for the Wild is a signature event of the NWRS Rebranding Campaign, a multi-year rebranding and activation campaign to invite new generations of Americans to fall in love with America’s national wildlife refuges and increase private support for the National Wildlife Refuge System and expand the demographics of Friends members and volunteers. PLAN on participating in 2024!