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class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-5d289417a3697" data-node="5d289417a3697"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h1 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">COLVILLE RIVER</span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5d2895b40ccc4 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="5d2895b40ccc4"> <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-5d2895b40ccbe" data-node="5d2895b40ccbe"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2895b40ccc1 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="5d2895b40ccc1"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-5d2895b40ccc2" data-node="5d2895b40ccc2"> <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-5d2895b40ccc3" data-node="5d2895b40ccc3"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Along the southeast border of the Reserve, the Colville River Delta is the largest and most productive river delta in northern Alaska. An Aquatic Resource of National Importance, the Colville River Special Area encompasses 2.44 million acres and incorporates two miles on either side of the Colville and two of its major tributaries — the Kikiakrorak and Kogosukruk rivers. The Colville River flows for 391 miles through the Colville River Special Area, the entirety of which lies north of Alaska’s Brooks Range.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-5d2895d471f8c fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="5d2895d471f8c"> <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-5d2895d471f6f fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="5d2895d471f6f"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2895d471f71 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2895d471f71"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d28979358aad" data-node="5d28979358aad"> <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">AQUATIC RESOURCE</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>The Colville River Delta is the largest and most productive river delta in northern Alaska.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2895d471f76 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2895d471f76"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d2895d471f8b" data-node="5d2895d471f8b"> <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">FOSSIL FUN</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Bluffs in the region contain the world’s most extensive polar-region collection of dinosaur and other fossils.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2895d471f72 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2895d471f72"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d2895d471f79" data-node="5d2895d471f79"> <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">FIND FALCONS</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p style="text-align: center;">The cliffs along the Colville River provide critical nesting sites and adjacent hunting areas for peregrine falcons, gyrfalcons, golden eagles and rough-legged hawks.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2895d471f73 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2895d471f73"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d2895d471f7a" data-node="5d2895d471f7a"> <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">FALCON FACTS</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>The name "peregrine" means wanderer, and peregrine falcons that breed in the Colville River area may fly to South America for the winter, traveling 15,500 miles in a single year.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2895d471f74 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2895d471f74"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d2895d471f7b" data-node="5d2895d471f7b"> <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">WONDERFUL WOLVES</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Wolf densities along the Colville River corridor are also higher than anywhere along Alaska’s northern coastal plain.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2895d471f75 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2895d471f75"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d2895d471f8a" data-node="5d2895d471f8a"> <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">HAWKS</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Rough-legged hawks (named for their feathered legs) to many states, and their nests have been known to contain caribou bones as well as sticks.</p> </div></div> 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https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/base_map-colvillefinal-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-624dee093b2e8 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="624dee093b2e8"> <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-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-5d2898a60830e fl-row-full-height fl-row-align-center fl-row-bg-overlay" data-node="5d2898a60830e"> <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-5d2898a608305" data-node="5d2898a608305"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2898a608309 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2898a608309"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d2898a60830c" data-node="5d2898a60830c"> <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 AND THE COLVILLE RIVER</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p>Two communities are located on and near the Colville River. Nuiqsut is south from the mouth of the Colville River, and north of the Colville River Special Area boundary. Anaktuvuk Pass is south of the Colville River. Both communities rely on the health of the Colville River for subsistence, traditional and customary use activities. The Colville River supports the only substantial overwintering habitat for Arctic cisco, an important subsistence fish species. Additional fish species found in the Colville River include round whitefish, lake trout, northern pike, long nose sucker, Alaska blackfish and various species of salmon.</p> <p>The Colville River also provides summer habitat for the Western Arctic caribou herd as it seeks food and insect relief, while the Teshekpuk Lake caribou herd and Central Arctic caribou herd may sometimes use the Colville River as winter habitat. Fish Creek, a tributary of the Colville River crucial to subsistence, provides rare wildlife habitat and subsistence opportunities and is also currently under threat from development.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d2898a60830b fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5d2898a60830b"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-5d2898a60830d" data-node="5d2898a60830d"> <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 decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img" src="https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/plugins/bb-plugin/img/pixel.png" alt="" itemprop="image" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5d289c79e79ac fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="5d289c79e79ac"> <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-5d289c7a0b7e6" data-node="5d289c7a0b7e6"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d289c7a0b933 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-animation fl-slide-in-left" data-node="5d289c7a0b933" data-animation-delay="0" data-animation-duration="1"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-5d289cc4b2aa1" data-node="5d289cc4b2aa1"> <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-jpg"> <img decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-2896 size-full" src="https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gyrfalcon_usfws-ak.jpg" alt="gyrfalcon_usfws-ak" itemprop="image" height="442" width="569" title="gyrfalcon_usfws-ak" srcset="https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gyrfalcon_usfws-ak.jpg 569w, https://alaskawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gyrfalcon_usfws-ak-300x233.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d289c7a0b938 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-animation fl-slide-in-right" data-node="5d289c7a0b938" data-animation-delay="0" data-animation-duration="1"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-callout fl-node-5d28990cdd470" data-node="5d28990cdd470"> <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">FEATURED ANIMAL: GYRFALCON</span></h3><div class="fl-callout-text-wrap"><div class="fl-callout-text"><p><strong>Gyrfalcon</strong>: The largest of the falcon species, the Gyrfalcon breeds in arctic and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere and preys mostly on large birds. Nests in other birds’ nests, usually on cliff ledge;</p> <p><strong>Wingspan</strong>: Males, 43-51 inches long/Females, 49-64 inches long;<br /> <strong><br /> Weight</strong>: Males 1.8-3 lbs/Females 2.6-4.6 lbs;<br /> <strong><br /> Range</strong>: Found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, with populations in Northern America, Greenland, and Northern Europe;<br /> <strong><br /> Fun Fact</strong>: The gyrfalcon is the national symbol of Iceland.</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-6283d4f9829ab fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="6283d4f9829ab"> <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-6283d4f982a23" data-node="6283d4f982a23"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-6283d4f982a24 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="6283d4f982a24"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-6283d4f982a25" data-node="6283d4f982a25"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h2 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">THREATS</span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5d28999e9b546 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="5d28999e9b546"> <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-5d28999ead1e2" data-node="5d28999ead1e2"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5d28999ead320 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="5d28999ead320"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5d28999e9a4a3" data-node="5d28999e9a4a3"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Oil and gas development, which includes drilling pads, pipelines, roads, energy generation, hazardous chemicals and wastes, human wastes and gravel pits, can have measurable negative impacts on Arctic wildlife, particularly to caribou and nesting bird populations. Local residents from Nuiqsut attempted to fight decisions that would allow for ConocoPhillips to construct a bridge, suspended pipeline and road to its Colville Delta-5 (CD-5) project. However, CD-5 is now producing oil and ConocoPhillips is rapidly ramping up additional development plans, moving forward with projects in the Reserve at its Greater Mooses Tooth 1 and 2 (GMT1 & GMT2) sites, as well as its Willow project. GMT1 includes a gravel drilling pad, an eight-mile road, plus pipeline and associated facilities for nine initial development wells. Add to that the potential footprints of GMT2 and Willow, and the spider web of development that was just a theory prior to CD- 5 is now being constructed for real. </p> <p>Climate change is also having a profound effect on the region — the rapid warming of the Arctic is leaving the Colville River thawed for more months out of the year than ever before. This poses challenges to local residents in safely navigating the land and in collecting food. Thawing and runoff from longer periods of warmer temperatures causes erosion which limits boat travel to these remote communities, otherwise only reachable by plane, and the added sediment from the collapsing of river banks causes water quality problems for fish populations.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="fl-page-footer-wrap" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WPFooter" role="contentinfo"> <div class="fl-page-footer-widgets"> <div class="fl-page-footer-widgets-container container"> <div class="fl-page-footer-widgets-row row"> <div class="col-md-12 col-lg-12 fl-page-footer-widget-col fl-page-footer-widget-col-1"><aside id="block-7" class="fl-widget widget_block widget_search"><form role="search" method="get" action="https://alaskawild.org/" class="wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search" ><label class="wp-block-search__label" for="wp-block-search__input-1" >Search</label><div class="wp-block-search__inside-wrapper " ><input class="wp-block-search__input" id="wp-block-search__input-1" placeholder="Looking for something?" value="" type="search" name="s" required /><button aria-label="Search" class="wp-block-search__button wp-element-button" type="submit" >Search</button></div></form></aside></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-page-footer"> <div class="fl-page-footer-container container"> <div class="fl-page-footer-row row"> <div class="col-lg-12 text-center clearfix"><div class="fl-page-footer-text fl-page-footer-text-1">© 2022 Alaska Wilderness League <br> 122 C St NW, Ste 650, Washington, DC 20001 | Tel: 202-544-5205 <br> Fax: 202-544-5197 | <a href="mailto:info@alaskawild.org" title="Information Email Address">info@alaskawild.org</a> | <a href="/privacy-policy" title="Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> function genesisBlocksShare( url, title, w, h ){ var left = ( window.innerWidth / 2 )-( w / 2 ); 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