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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
At the 200-acre Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, see Alaskan wildlife up close. The center’s mission is to provide refuge for orphaned, injured, and ill animals—those that can't survive in the wild. The center, which opened to the public in 1993, educates visitors about Alaska's wildlife. Coyotes peer out from behind the brush while a bald eagle swoops in on the salmon remains left by a grizzly bear. Wood Bison plod through 65 acres of tidal flat terrain, as part of a program that will one day restore the species to the Alaskan wilderness. Animals that cannot be released into the wild are given a permanent home at the center. Come be a part of these exciting programs and watch these animals display their natural, “wild”, behavior.
Kenai River Viewing Platform
Definitely keep your eyes open here, there’s volcanoes, beluga whales, harbor seals, and tons of birdlife to be seen—depending on the season and weather, of course. Extra credit if you spot an owl!
Moose Flats Wetland Trail: Day-Use Site & Wildlife Viewing
Located at Mile 1.0 of the Portage Highway, this site has a short boardwalk trail along several ponds. It is a good site for observing waterfowl that nest and rear their young in the ponds and river channels.
Moose Pass
This picturesque town 30 miles outside of Seward got its name, in part, in 1903 when a moose got in the way of a mail carrier’s dog team. Certainly, there have been and still are plenty of moose around here. Located on the shores of Upper Trail Lake, the town is surrounded by the Chugach National Forest and is also home to the start of the Iditarod trail, which was blazed More...
Tern Lake
Located at the intersection of the Seward and Sterling highways at Milepost 37. This area hosts a myriad of animals, birds, fish, and unique plants. Common loons, bald eagles, and arctic terns share the area with a variety of songbirds and shorebirds like the northern water thrush, golden-crowned sparrow, and the greater yellowlegs. Beavers, river otters, muskrats, and salmon ply the More...
Moose in Morning & Evening
The wetlands where the Kenai Spur Highway crosses Beaver Creek are great for viewing moose in the early morning or late evening. Like most streams on the Kenai Peninsula, the streamside vegetation consists of willows- a favorite food of moose. Look to your right as you head toward Kenai and check out all the wetland areas for the next couple of miles.
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