Related Links

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Read about the landscape, animals, and native culture of the refuge. Then find research projects for students and teachers.

Audubon Alaska.
A special report reveals the importance of the western Arctic coast's wetlands to uncounted millions of birds that migrate there from around the globe.

BP in Alaska
Understand BP's history in Alaska and stay informed about the latest technological advances in exploration and drilling via this corporate website

Northern Alaska Environmental Center
This grassroots organization advocates for conservation and sustainable development in Alaska, and provides a wealth of educational materials on its website.

Bibliography

Canby, Peter. "The Specter Haunting Alaska." New York Review of Books (November 17, 2005).

National Research Council. Cumulative Effects of Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas. National Academies Press, 2003.

Strohmeyer, John. Extreme Conditions: Big Oil and the Transformation of Alaska. Simon and Schuster, 1993.

Truett, Joe C., and Stephen R. Johnson, eds. The Natural History of an Arctic Oil Field: Development and the Biota. Academic Press, 2000.

Waterman, Jonathan. Where Mountains Are Nameless. W. W. Norton, 2005.

Welch, Craig. Ecological Jewel on the Brink of Change." Seattle Times, January 1, 2006.

Welch, Craig. "Oil Drilling Alters Landscape, Life for Tiny Inupiat Village." Seattle Times, January 1 and 2, 2006.

NGS Resources

Bourne, Joel K., Jr. "Alaska's Wildlife Archipelago." National Geographic (August 2003), 72-95.

Balog, James. "Expedition to ANWR." National Geographic Adventure (November/December 2001), 70-8, 80, 154.

Mitchell, John G. "Alaska's Wildlife Archipelago." National Geographic (August 2001), 46-55.