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fl-node-624dde5f8d431 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="624dde5f8d431"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-624dde5f8d432" data-node="624dde5f8d432"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h1 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">TESHEKPUK LAKE</span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-624dde5f8d430" data-node="624dde5f8d430"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dde5f8d433 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="624dde5f8d433"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-624dde5f8d434" data-node="624dde5f8d434"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-624dde6a7c42c fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="624dde6a7c42c"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-624dde6a7c426" data-node="624dde6a7c426"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dde6a7c429 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="624dde6a7c429"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-624dde6a7c42a" data-node="624dde6a7c42a"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h1 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">WHY TO LOVE THIS PLACE</span> </h1> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-60ca5dd75ab2f" data-node="60ca5dd75ab2f"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Located in the northeast corner of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Teshekpuk Lake — the largest lake in Arctic Alaska and the third largest in the entire state — lies at the heart of one of the most productive and unique wetland complexes in the circumpolar Arctic. The area around Teshekpuk Lake contains critical breeding grounds for several important species.</p> <p>Teshekpuk Lake has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and Birdlife International as an Important Bird Area for shorebirds, as it hosts the highest density of shorebirds in the circumpolar Arctic. More than a dozen of Audubon's <a href="https://ak.audubon.org/alaska-watchlist" target="_blank">Alaska WatchList</a> species nest, molt or rest near Teshekpuk Lake, including threatened spectacled eiders, king eiders, red-throated loons, dunlins and buff-breasted Sandpipers. The areas north and east of Teshekpuk Lake provide ideal conditions for molting geese and other vulnerable birds: a remote location that’s free of development, large lakes where birds can escape from predators, and tender sedges to fuel their high energy demands.</p> <p>The Teshekpuk Lake Special Area also provides high-value habitat areas and the calving grounds for the Teshekpuk Lake caribou herd.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-624dde8d3285b fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="624dde8d3285b"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-full-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-624dde8d3284a fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="624dde8d3284a"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dde8d32853 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="624dde8d32853"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-624dde8d3285a" data-node="624dde8d3285a"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-callout fl-callout-has-photo fl-callout-photo-above-title"> <div class="fl-callout-content"> <h3 class="fl-callout-title"><span class="fl-callout-title-text">CLIMATE THREATS</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Thawing permafrost. In some places, the sea has pushed in half a mile and salt has contaminated freshwater lakes.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dde8d3284f fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="624dde8d3284f"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-624dde8d32856" data-node="624dde8d32856"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-callout fl-callout-has-photo fl-callout-photo-above-title"> <div class="fl-callout-content"> <h3 class="fl-callout-title"><span class="fl-callout-title-text">SPECIES</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Caribou, waterfowl, loons, eiders, shorebirds, polar bears, wolves, muskox, brown bears, foxes and more.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dde8d32850 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="624dde8d32850"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-624dde8d32857" data-node="624dde8d32857"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-callout fl-callout-has-photo fl-callout-photo-above-title"> <div class="fl-callout-content"> <h3 class="fl-callout-title"><span class="fl-callout-title-text">SIZE</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>3.65 million acres; largest lake in Arctic Alaska; third largest in Alaska.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dde8d32851 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="624dde8d32851"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-624dde8d32858" data-node="624dde8d32858"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-callout fl-callout-has-photo fl-callout-photo-above-title"> <div class="fl-callout-content"> <h3 class="fl-callout-title"><span class="fl-callout-title-text">KEY HABITAT</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Calving grounds for the Teshekpuk Lake caribou herd. And, it's used by one-fifth of the world’s Pacific black brant, plus greater white-fronted, cackling and snow geese for molting.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dde8d32852 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="624dde8d32852"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-624dde8d32859" data-node="624dde8d32859"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-callout fl-callout-has-photo fl-callout-photo-above-title"> <div class="fl-callout-content"> <h3 class="fl-callout-title"><span class="fl-callout-title-text">TRANSLATION</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Inupiaq for “big enclosed coastal water.”</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-6283d6c3ecf11 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="6283d6c3ecf11"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-6283d6c404efc" data-node="6283d6c404efc"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-6283d6c404fa2 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="6283d6c404fa2"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-624de7d4dc06d" data-node="624de7d4dc06d"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h2 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">LOCATION</span> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-6283d6da941f9" data-node="6283d6da941f9"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-png"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="967" height="608" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-12728" src="https://alwlive.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/base_map-tlake.png" alt="base_map-tlake" itemprop="image" title="base_map-tlake" srcset="https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/base_map-tlake.png 967w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/base_map-tlake-300x189.png 300w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/base_map-tlake-768x483.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-624dee81168f5 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="624dee81168f5"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-624dee092e2b7" data-node="624dee092e2b7"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624dee092e2ba fl-col-bg-color" data-node="624dee092e2ba"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-624dee092e2bb" data-node="624dee092e2bb"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #2893ac;">VISIT MORE:</span> <a title="Peard Bay" href="https://www.alaskawild.org/reserve/peard-bay/">Peard Bay</a> | <a href="https://www.alaskawild.org/reserve/colville-river/">Colville River</a> | <a title="Kasegaluk Lagoon" href="https://www.alaskawild.org/reserve/kasegaluk-lagoon/">Kasegaluk Lagoon</a> | <a title="Teshekpuk Lake Special Area" href="https://www.alaskawild.org/reserve/teshekpuk-lake-special-area/">Teshepuk Lake</a> | <a title="Utukok River Uplands" href="https://www.alaskawild.org/reserve/utukok-river-uplands/">Utukok River Uplands</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-624de7d4dbffa fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="624de7d4dbffa"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-624de7d4dc06b" data-node="624de7d4dc06b"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624de7d4dc06c fl-col-bg-color" data-node="624de7d4dc06c"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-6283d6bf678ee" data-node="6283d6bf678ee"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h2 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">THREATS</span> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-624de7d4dc06e" data-node="624de7d4dc06e"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>One of the largest current threats to the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area is energy development within the boundaries of the Reserve. ConocoPhillips’ Willow project would significantly expand its extensive oil and gas extraction operation in the Arctic, and would include a new oil and gas processing facility, massive satellite drill pads with up to fifty wells on each pad, a spider web of roads, a new airstrip, pipelines, and two gravel mines within a protected river setback. It would also require barging and delivery of giant modules over a newly-constructed Colville River ice bridge. Willow would also be located within and next to the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, threatening an essential cultural area and food source for North Slope communities, one of the most productive wetland complexes in the Arctic, and an important calving ground for the Teshekpuk Lake caribou herd.</p> <p>In addition, ConocoPhillips’ Colville Delta-5, Greater Mooses Tooth-1 and Greater Mooses Tooth-2 production projects are located just a short distance away from the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. These projects are a prelude to a potential spider-web of infrastructure creating lasting cumulative effects throughout the Reserve. Oil and gas development, which includes drilling pads, pipelines, roads, energy generation, hazardous chemicals and wastes, human wastes and gravel pits can have measurable and negative impacts on Arctic wildlife, particularly to caribou and nesting bird populations. Development and roads can also impact caribou herd movement and subsistence opportunities. In addition, there remains a threat from potential offshore development. Some parts of this Special Area could be opened for development infrastructure such as a pipeline to transport oil from offshore drilling through the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area and into Alaska’s interior.</p> <p>Climate change is also having a profound effect on the region — the disappearance of sea ice near Teshekpuk Lake is causing rapid erosion in the marshy, wildlife-rich area. In some places, the sea has pushed in half a mile and salt water has contaminated freshwater lakes. Migratory birds, caribou and other wildlife populations have lost habitat, and the sparse human infrastructure along the coastline has been damaged. As temperatures continue to rise, critical insect-relief areas for caribou and shorebird nesting habitat on the north side of Teshekpuk Lake could be severely degraded or lost forever.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-624ddf27d74ee fl-row-full-height fl-row-align-center fl-row-bg-overlay" data-node="624ddf27d74ee"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-624ddf27d74e9" data-node="624ddf27d74e9"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624ddf27d74ea fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="624ddf27d74ea"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-624ddf27d74ec" data-node="624ddf27d74ec"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-callout fl-callout-has-photo fl-callout-photo-above-title"> <div class="fl-callout-content"> <h3 class="fl-callout-title"><span class="fl-callout-title-text">PEOPLE IN THE REGION</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Teshekpuk Lake and its surrounding lands and waters have been important to the Native people of Alaska’s North Slope for thousands of years, and today Alaska Wilderness League works with the residents of Ataqasuk, Utqiaġvik and Nuiqsut who are speaking up to highlight their long running subsistence traditions. From protecting the ranges of the Teshekpuk Lake caribou herd to keeping the waters in the region clean for the variety of fish that sustain residents year round, development in the Reserve poses a very real threat to the people and cultures that are sustained by harvesting food from the region’s land and waters.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-624ddf27d74eb fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="624ddf27d74eb"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-624ddf4ea2194" data-node="624ddf4ea2194"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-callout fl-callout-has-photo fl-callout-photo-above-title"> <div class="fl-callout-content"> <h3 class="fl-callout-title"><span class="fl-callout-title-text">VULNERABLE WILDLIFE: CARIBOU</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p><img decoding="async" src="https://alwlive.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CaribouandBirds__garybraasch-300x128.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="128" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2900" srcset="https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CaribouandBirds__garybraasch-300x128.jpg 300w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CaribouandBirds__garybraasch-768x328.jpg 768w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CaribouandBirds__garybraasch.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><br /> <strong>Teshekpuk Lake Caribou:</strong> Teshekpuk Lake provides calving grounds and critically important insect-relief areas to the approximately 60,000-strong Teshekpuk Lake caribou herd; 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