Tasked with protecting and managing surreal beauty, the US Fish and Wildlife Service uses aerial lidar and imagery to support their critical management efforts.

1. IMPORTANT PLACES
LOCATION: WESTERN ALASKA
SUBJECT: YUKON DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
PURPOSE: PRESERVE AND MANAGE THE SIGNIFICANT
HABITAT AND WATERWAYS OF THE YUKON DELTA.
STATS:
>MANAGED BY US FISH AND WILDLIFE
>19 MILLION SQUARE MILES
>USFWS CONSIDERS THE YUKON DELTA AS THE
MOST IMPORTANT SHOREBIRD NESTING AREA
IN THE COUNTRY
>AREA HAS 44 SPECIES OF FISH ALONE
>YUKON DELTA HAS SEEN OVER 100 YEARS OF
GOLD MINING
NOTE: THE IMAGE USED IN THIS GRAPHIC IS FOR
ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES. IT SHOWS BOTH AERIAL LIDAR
AND IMAGERY FOR THE SAME LOCATION IN THE PROJECT
AREA.