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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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
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 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
Glue is especially useful for attaching eyes and other pieces to make the final product.
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
Here is a birds-eye view of these kids hard at work.
Give Them Color - National Parks Gallery
Kids use markers and get creative using a variety of colors.
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 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
All of the hard work has paid off. These squirrels look great together.
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
It takes careful focus to get all of the parts assembled properly.
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 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
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
Diligent work and good concentration is required to make the perfect squirrel.
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
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
2015 Mosaics in Science Program participant working on archaeology projects at Western Arctic National Parklands, Alaska.
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.