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Alaska free images - Quietly Famous

Alaska free images - Quietly Famous

This pretty but unassuming flower is quite special. Oxytropis kobukensis grows in only one place in the world - in the Kobuk Valley on and around the sand dunes. Bright pink flowers with green leaves growing in the sand.

Alaska free images - Kobuk Locoweed

Alaska free images - Kobuk Locoweed

Oxytropis kobukensis (aka Kobuk Locoweed) is a member of the pea family and adds a splash of pink to the sand dunes. The blossoms have that typical pea/ bean flower shape that many gardeners know. Close view of... More

Alaska free images - Happy Face

Alaska free images - Happy Face

It's always good to feel a sense of accomplishment. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Looking Good

Alaska free images - Looking Good

This colorful creature is near completion. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Teamwork - public domain image

National parks: Teamwork - public domain image

This youngster gets some assistance from the park ranger. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beach Ridges on the Shore of Cape Krusenstern

Beach Ridges on the Shore of Cape Krusenstern

Beach ridges created by years of wave action during storms can be seen as parallel lines in the fall vegetation covering the old gravel. People have lived and traveled on this beach to hunt sea mammals for 5000... More

National parks: Finished - public domain image

National parks: Finished - public domain image

That is one good looking squirrel. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Face Time - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Alaska free images - Face Time - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Kids pick from a variety of colors of felt to cut out head and ear pieces.

Cape Krusenstern Beach Ridges - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Cape Krusenstern Beach Ridges - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

5000 years of accumulated beach ridges show up well as concentric curved lines in the light of the summer sun. Arctic Ocean is on the left, Krusenstern Lagoon on the right. Low angle sunlight makes numerous wet... More

Late Spring Ocean Ice - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Late Spring Ocean Ice - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The last bit of rotted sea ice melts on the shore of Cape Krusenstern in early June. Wall tent frames in the background are locations of traditional summer subsistence camps. Chunks of sea ice along a shoreline

Swimming the Kobuk - National Parks Gallery

Swimming the Kobuk - National Parks Gallery

Big hooves for paddles and hollow hair for bouyancy make caribou good swimmers. That's important, because they have to swim across the Kobuk River twice as year as they migrate north in the spring and then sout... More

Alaska free images - Eye See - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Alaska free images - Eye See - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

No squirrel would be complete without eyes! Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Put It Together - National Parks Gallery

Put It Together - National Parks Gallery

Glue is especially useful for attaching eyes and other pieces to make the final product.

Alaska free images - Kids & Squirrels

Alaska free images - Kids & Squirrels

These kids sure had fun making their squirrels, and they turned out great too.

National parks: Overview - public domain image

National parks: Overview - public domain image

Here is a birds-eye view of these kids hard at work.

Give Them Color - National Parks Gallery

Give Them Color - National Parks Gallery

Kids use markers and get creative using a variety of colors.

Alaska free images - Careful Placement

Alaska free images - Careful Placement

Kids carefully attach the google eyes to their projects. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Eyes On - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Alaska free images - Eyes On - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

With the eyes on this squirrel, it is almost complete. Public domain photograph of hospital, doctor pediatrician, pediatric health care, children, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Line Them Up - National Parks Gallery

Line Them Up - National Parks Gallery

All of the hard work has paid off. These squirrels look great together.

National parks: Pieces - public domain image

National parks: Pieces - public domain image

A lot of different parts and supplies are also required to make the squirrel.

National parks: Concentration - public domain image

National parks: Concentration - public domain image

It takes careful focus to get all of the parts assembled properly.

National parks: Squirrels - public domain image

National parks: Squirrels - public domain image

Local kids learn about hibernating squirrels from park rangers in Kotzebue, Alaska.

Alaska free images - Glue On - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Alaska free images - Glue On - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

The head of this squirrel is almost complete. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Start Your Squirrel - National Parks Gallery

Start Your Squirrel - National Parks Gallery

Kids begin making their squirrels our of recycled egg cartons. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hard At Work - National Parks Gallery

Hard At Work - National Parks Gallery

Diligent work and good concentration is required to make the perfect squirrel.

Alaska free images - Permafrost Polygons

Alaska free images - Permafrost Polygons

Ice wedges form underground over time and produce polygons on the tundra. The complex patterns are best seen from the air. Aerial view of hundreds of geometric polygons on the landscape.

Noatak national preserve - Inspired Rangers

Noatak national preserve - Inspired Rangers

Park Rangers take cues from our Artists and paint a mural of our own in the Meeting Room. The 90 million acres making up Western Arctic National Parklands assures many different landscapes to draw inspiration f... More

Alaska free images - Mariama Dryak

Alaska free images - Mariama Dryak

2015 Mosaics in Science Program participant working on archaeology projects at Western Arctic National Parklands, Alaska.

Careful Colors, National Parks gallery

Careful Colors, National Parks gallery

Jessica L. Bryant, 2016, takes care to add the right colors to her window art. Her murals represented a scene from each of the three national park units found in Western Arctic National Parklands.