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Contaminant Assessment Process The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) mandated that refuges develop a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP; 16 U.S.C. § 304(g)(1)(1980)) that identify and describe “significant problems which may adversely affect the populations and habitats of fish and wildlife” ANILCA § 304(g)(2E)(1980). Implementation of the CAP in Alaska has made these issues part of the public record and helped managers incorporate contaminant issues into refuge CCPs. Five refuges in Alaska have received contaminant assessments; Kenai, Alaska Peninsula, Becharof, Togiak, and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. These comprehensive reports detailing contaminant issues on the refuges are available in hard copy, compact disc, and via the internet at http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/contaminants/process.htm. For further information about these reports, please contact the Regional Office in Anchorage, Alaska at 907/786-3483. Fireweed is one of the first species to move into a recently burned area. USFWS Contaminant Assessment 3
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge 4 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR Figures 2 and 3) abuts the Canadian border just northeast of the Alaska Range and is bordered by Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve to the south. This common boundary with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park in Canada form the world’s largest contiguous conservation unit. The northern boundary of TNWR extends 65 miles along the Alaska Highway. One of two Alaska refuges that can be reached by road, TNWR is 230 miles southeast of Fairbanks on the Alaska Highway and Anchorage lies 350 miles southwest via the Glenn Highway. Figure 2. Location of the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge.
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