Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Section 303.4 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) set forth the following major purposes for which Kenai Refuge was established and is to be managed:

(i) to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity including, but not limited to moose, bear, mountain goats, Dall sheep, wolves and other furbearers, salmonoids and other fish, waterfowl and other migratory and nonmigratory birds;

(ii) to fulfill the international treaty obligations of the United States with respect to fish and wildlife and their habitats;

(iii) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable and in a manner consistent with the purposes set forth in paragraph (i), water quality and necessary water quantity within the refuge;

(iv) to provide in a manner consistent with subparagraphs (i) and (ii), opportunities for scientific research, interpretation, environmental education, and land management training; and,

(v) to provide, in a manner compatible with these purposes, opportunities for fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation.

The purposes of Kenai Refuge, as stated in ANILCA, are unique among Alaska refuges in two aspects: Kenai is the only refuge for which providing opportunities for compatible fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation is a major purpose; Kenai is also the only refuge for which provision of opportunities for subsistence use is not a major purpose.

For more information about the Refuge, go to its Web site.

Comprehensive Conservation Plan
For information about current planning efforts to revise the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, click on the following links:

Introduction
Current Status and Schedule
Planning Team

If you wish more information about our planning effort or wish to be on the mailing list for further information, contact

Rob Campellone
Planning Team Leader
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 E. Tudor Road, MS-218
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 786-3982
Fax: (907) 786-3965
E-mail: fw7_kenai_planning@fws.gov

Step-down Management Plans

• List of Step-down Management Plans.
• Skilak Final Management Plan (pdf)

Land Conservation Plan
Click here to download a partial PDF document of the current Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Land Conservation Plan. If you'd like a full version, please contact us.

Visitor Services Plan
No visitor services plan for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has been developed.